New Worm Installs Sniffer

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Posted by CmdrTaco on Monday September 13, 2004 @09:10AM from the hope-you're-using-ssl-for-everything dept.

fmorgan writes "Netcraft just posted a note saying that a new worm installs a network sniffer in the infected computers." When I read these things it kind of makes me wonder why it took this long. Update: 09/13 22:47 GMT by T : More innovation: Ant writes "The Register has a story about a piece of malware that 'talks' to victims. The Amus email worm uses Windows Speech Engine (which is built-in to Windows XP) to deliver a curious message to infected users. The message reads: "How are you. I am back. My name is mister hamsi. I am seeing you. Haaaaaaaa. You must come to turkiye. I am cleaning your computer. 5. 4. 3. 2. 1. 0. Gule. Gule." ("Gule. Gule" is Turkish for "Bye. Bye". "Hamsi" is a small fish, like an anchovy, found in the Black Sea). F-Secure has a copy of the sound file generated by the message."

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HACKED BY CHINESE by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 09:22 · Score: -1, Offtopic

i hope the computars were not HACKED BY CHINESE

roffle
lol
ianal, but ymmv
First Kp ost by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 09:22 · Score: -1, Offtopic

and financia7 But I'd rather hear offended some EFFORT TO ADDRESS
Re:Oh no by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 09:24 · Score: -1, Offtopic

autopr0n is dead?!
Re:Oh no by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 09:31 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Okay, apparently not. Whew ;)
Re:Oh no by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 09:34 · Score: -1, Offtopic

newgals.com
Re:One reason I quit fixing Windows by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 09:38 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I got a call from a family friend the other week, his ex-pee was running slow. I drove round and spent 2 hours downloading adaware and running it several times to remove over 500 items. We're talking over 100 running processes, after I'd done this the lady of the house asked me to remove the passwords from the logon screen... Then blamed their kids for all the crap and told me they only use it for online banking!

Windows has finally brought computing to people that are possibly too stupid to breath, well done Microsoft!
Re:Scary by PeteyG · 2004-09-13 09:45 · Score: 0, Offtopic

http://gmail.google.com/gmail/a-1abd9ea223-e4fb999 fe0-a00d264841

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no thanks
WWOT? fp by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 09:47 · Score: -1, Offtopic

Ultimately, we Every chance I got
Re:A sniffer would still be helpful... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 17:24 · Score: -1, Offtopic

I don't think you're funny either.

damn you slashdot give me a button to click to post at -1 Offtopic without wasting a mod point!