New Worm Installs Sniffer · Slashdot Mirror

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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Is it called... by Trolling4Dollars · 2004-09-13 09:12 · Score: -1, Troll

...the "squirmy rooter" worm? ;P

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Re:A sniffer would still be helpful... by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-13 14:48 · Score: -1, Troll

Enjoy your freedom fries.

You miserable fat fuck.
in SOVIET RUSSIA by Anonymous Coward · 2004-09-14 05:19 · Score: -1, Troll

in SOVIET RUSSIA network vrius SNIFF YOU!! (so wipe bums please).