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New Windows Worm Inching Around Internet

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the dance-the-samba dept.

helixcode123 writes "The Register is reporting a Windows Worm that takes advantage of weak default passwords. This looks pretty nasty, as it mucks with the registry and disables network sharing." Basically if it finds SMB shares with weak passwords, it drops an executable in the startup folder... for once a security problem that isn't really Microsoft's fault.

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  1. Good by secondsun · · Score: 0, Troll

    My login password is a 30 digit alpha numeric with special characters in it. I don't even know what my farking admin password (except it is of equal insanity and yes I am su). It is annoying to type it in but goth damn I feel like a secure guy, then I read somthing like this and feel even better.

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  2. RIAAs first strike? by autopr0n · · Score: 0, Troll

    Disables file sharing, hrm. Sounds like something the RIAA would like. It could cut down on collage campus shares and stuff.

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