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New Trojan Threatens Windows XP SP 2
lightdarkness writes "Symantec is reporting about a new virus called Phel (Anagram of 'help') which is a Trojan which spreads via a HTML file. All the user needs to do is go to the page, and it takes advantage of the vulnerability in the IE Help control component files. This allows the attacker to download malicious programs on to the machine. Worst part is, this is one of the exploits that even effects SP2. Microsoft is said to be working to stop the spread, and to release a patch." The exploit is apparently not the same as the help file problems disclosed last week.
" Worst part is, this is one of the exploits that even effects SP2."
Oh, it causes SP2? That's absolutely terrible - it must be stopped!
The day Microsoft makes a product that doesn't suck is the day they make a vacuum cleaner.
Injecting Exploit 6.0 =]
Sorry, couldn't resist the anagram. Here's the source code for the phel trojan. This trojan is written in a very high level language. By a strange temporal accident involving a singularity, an anagram, and MS's open-door policy, the source code closely resembles a certain song lyric that goes by the same name.
;-)
The lyrics are kinda fitting, don't you think?
[snip]
When I was younger, so much younger than today,
I never needed anybody's help in any way.
But now these days are gone, I'm not so self assured,
Now I find I've changed my mind and opened up the doors.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground,
Won't you please, please help me.
And now my life has changed in oh so many ways,
My independence seems to vanish in the haze.
But every now and then I feel so insecure,
I know that I just need you like I've never done before.
Help me if you can, I'm feeling down
And I do appreciate you being round.
Help me, get my feet back on the ground,
Won't you please, please help me.
[/snip]
- Help by The Beatles
if this is what they meant with "extensible platform": http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=04/12/30/185323 2&tid=113
Please ! dont insult the Swiss Cheese by associating it with IE , the Swiss Cheese as less hole and far more valuable content and as an excellent quality control , unless you dont read the date marked "best before" before eating it. ;-)
I am a REAL American from Canada , not a wanna-be from the country , self called "last remaining superpower" "of America
Trojans in IE counts as news still? Its like someone throws us a surprise party every three months and we feel obliged to keep acting surprised.
"A man is but the product of his thoughts what he thinks, he becomes." -Mahatma Gandhi
unless you dont read the date marked "best before" before eating it. ;-)
Microsoft should have the same thing for Windows...
In all honesty, when Windows is isolated (or on an isolated network) and locked down (ie users don't have any way to install new software, etc..).. its not too bad.. Unfortunately, everyone wants to plug it into that dang Internet.. hheh..