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Peeping Tom Worm That Uses Webcams

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the do-you-see-what-i-see dept.

Ant writes "The Register mentions a new Windows worm known as Rbot-GR that is currently circulating accross the net. It has the capability to spy on users using webcams. " I'm surprised that it took this long.

13 of 388 comments (clear)

  1. Text Posted Anonymously to avoid Karma Whoring by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Informative

    Meet the Peeping Tom worm By John Leyden Published Monday 23rd August 2004 14:56 GMT A worm that has the capability to using webcams to spy on users is circulating across the Net. Rbot-GR, the latest variant of a prolific worm series, spreads via network shares, exploiting a number of Microsoft security vulnerabilities to drop a backdoor Trojan horse program on vulnerable machines as it propagates. Once a backdoor program is installed on a victim's PC it's game over and an attacker can do whatever takes their fancy. But Rbot-GR comes pre-loaded with functionality specifically designed to control webcam and microphones. Other variants of the worm do not come with this "Peeping Tom" routine, according to AV firm Sophos. "If your computer is infected and you have a webcam plugged in, then everything you do in front of the computer can be seen, and everything you say can be recorded," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos. "It would be like having a regular web cam conversation except you wouldn't know you're taking part in it." Aside from its voyeuristic behaviour, the Trojan component of the worm will attempt to steal registration information for games and PayPal passwords from infected machines. It's a thoroughly nasty piece of code so it comes as some relief that Rbot-GR hasn't particularly widespread. Sophos has received only as handful of reports about the worm and most vendors rate it as a medium-risk threat. As usual, Rbot-GR is a Windows-only menace. ®

  2. Re:Appropriate quote... by shufler · · Score: 4, Informative

    Back Orifice had this functionality back in the day. Granted, it wasn't a worm, but it was fun none the less.

  3. Re:Makes me think of this pic by BAKup · · Score: 5, Informative

    Here's a link to a mirror of it

  4. Re:Spy on Nerds?! by tomhudson · · Score: 4, Informative
    Libbie Hoeler
    It's Libby Hoeler :-)

    Accidental porn star celeb:
    search google

    http://planetsuzy.com/modules.php?name=News&file=a rticle&sid=203

    The videos:
    http://www.uselessjunk.net/videos/libby_hoeler/lib by_hoeler_part1.wmv
    and
    http://www.uselessjunk.net/videos/libby_hoeler/lib by_hoeler_part2.wmv

    Her name is Libby Hoeler, and she's become an Internet legend, however, many of you might not have heard of her before this. Libby Hoeler apparently went to University of Wisconsin and made these home videos with her webcam for her boyfriend who was away. They were for her boyfriend's eyes only (giggle).

    Something must have happened between the two of them because he leaked the clips with her name, address and phone number genlocked at the start. Before long, they had circulated far and wide and Libby Hoeler became an internet legend. Her real name is Elizabeth Hoeller. At the time of vids, she was a freshman in college. This all took place between 1999-2001, Not an exact date has ever been put with the videos. She graduated from Devine Savior Holy Angel in Milwaukee and then went on to University of Wisconsin Madison. There are alot of rumors flying around about her and what exactly happened but what is above seems to be true.

  5. Re:Sub Seven... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Not a problem anymore... http://bo2k.sf.net

  6. Re:Unplugging mine now... by Phat_Tony · · Score: 4, Informative

    Of course Macs are immune to this virus, but this sort of thing is theoretically possible for a Mac.

    That's one of the reasons the iSight is such a great design- you turn your iSight on and off, automatically lauching and closing the iChat software, by twisitng the LENS SHUTTER OPEN AND CLOSED. Unless the virus also implements X-Ray vision in the iSight, I wouldn't worry about it spying on you when you thought it was off.

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  7. Here's a working mirror by Aggrajag · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://pics.sjeemz.nl/libby/

  8. Re: appropriate quote... by xSquaredAdmin · · Score: 5, Informative

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  9. Rant: That's not a worm (the graphic used) by antdude · · Score: 2, Informative

    http://images.slashdot.org/topics/topicworms.gif is not a worm! It's a captepillar. I do have to admit that it is a nice graphic.

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    1. Re:Rant: That's not a worm (the graphic used) by sydsavage · · Score: 3, Informative

      Yep. It's a catepillar alright. Obviously a species from the family Geometridae. Members of which are commonly refered to as inchworms.

  10. Re:Peeping Tom? No Problem.... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Link to Hitchcock's elevator story. Classic...

  11. Re:Spy on Nerds?! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    Sorry, pal. You4 links are weaks.

    Google found me 6 libby goodness.

    http://pics.sjeemz.nl/libby/

    And god, #5 is, well, you'll see....

  12. iSight by GnrcMan · · Score: 4, Informative

    I pretty much expected this at some point. Which was why I was pretty impressed when the Apple iSight included a physical shutter. If you twist it open, it automatically launches iChat AV. Twist it closed, and no one can see you unless they figure out how to patch the firmware with x-ray vision support!