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Re: Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm
From: S G Masood <sgmasood () yahoo com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 16:52:58 -0700 (PDT)
Hey, I believe I have a sample...I am still studying it. I don't know if it's fine if I mail it to the list. Mail me if you need a copy(I'm online for only about 30min more). Upon initial glance, I find the "internals" a bit strange. Maybe I am wrong. -- S.G.Masood Hyderabad, India. -- --- "B.K. DeLong" <bkdelong () pobox com> wrote:
At 02:31 PM 9/18/2003 -0400, you wrote:Hi, Joe Stewart of Lurhq.com has made an interestingdiscovery about the newSwen/Gibe.F worm that started circulating today:When the worm infectsa new machine, it hits a Web counter. The URL of the counter is:http://ww2.fce.vutbr.cz/bin/counter.gif/link=bacillus&width=6&set=cnt006If this URL wraps in your email reader, here's ashorter version:http://tinyurl.com/nufo At 2:30 EST, the counter is about 615,000. Here's a bit more about the worm: http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5078696.html The server log entries for this counter might proveinteresting to virusresearchers. These entries could provide data fora statistical studyof computer worm transmissions. Perhaps theVutbr.cz Web site would bewilling to go public with this information.Is anyone storing sample virii somewhere for analysis? Or do we have to wait for it to show? -- B.K. DeLong bkdelong () pobox com +1.617.797.2472 http://ocw.mit.edu Work. http://www.brain-stream.com Play. http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org Potter. http://www.city-of-doors.com Sigil PGP Fingerprint: 38D4 D4D4 5819 8667 DFD5 A62D AF61 15FF 297D 67FE _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter:
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Current thread:
- Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm Richard M. Smith (Sep 18)
- Re: Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm B.K. DeLong (Sep 18)
- Re: Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm S G Masood (Sep 18)
- Swen/Gibe.F Worm - Some New Info (was RE: Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm) S G Masood (Sep 18)
- Re: Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm security (Sep 19)
- Re: Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm J. Race (Sep 19)
- Re: Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm Cael Abal (Sep 19)
- Re: Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm security (Sep 20)
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- Re: Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm Timo Schoeler (Sep 18)
- Re: Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm security (Sep 19)
- Re: Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm B.K. DeLong (Sep 18)