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New Linux Worm Found in the Wild

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the random-dune-reference-here dept.

randomErr writes "The worms, Slapper.B and Slapper.C, which exploits a known buffer overrun vulnerability in the Secure Sockets Layer 2.0 (SSLv2) handshake process has infected thousands of Web servers worldwide, according to Helsinki-based F-Secure Corp., a computer and network security company. "

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  1. Maybe that's why I can't get the Apache website ? by loom · · Score: 0, Troll


    I've been having trouble connecting to http://www.apache.org this morning. Maybe that's why ?

  2. rooted ? by BESTouff · · Score: 0, Troll
    chrootkit.org doesn't anwer ... maybe it's been rooted ?

    Oh wait, it's on a +5 /. post..

  3. Re:We're not really catching up by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 0, Troll

    Since linux only holds about 10% of the market, i would look at this as pretty equal...

    "opensource is so great"... get a life. Go find a driver for your video card.