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Symantec Users, Start Your Keyloggers

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the unfurling-the-welcome-mat dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Script kiddies have been taking advantage of intrusion prevention features of Symantec's Norton Firewall and Norton Internet Security Suites to knock users offline in IRC channels, according to an amusing post at Washingtonpost.com. From the article: 'Turns out that if someone types "startkeylogger" or "stopkeylogger" in an IRC channel, anyone on the channel using the affected Norton products will be immediately kicked off without warning. These are commands typically issued by the Spybot worm, which spreads over IRC and peer-to-peer file-swapping networks, installing a program that records and transmits everything the victim types (known as a keylogger).' Makes you wonder what other magic keywords produce unexpected results with Symantec's software."

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  1. Yep, it works... by xx_toran_xx · · Score: 5, Funny

    startkeylogger -- phonex has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) -- TomA has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer) -- something3280 has quit (Read error: Connection reset by peer

    --
    Arrrrrrr
  2. protection? yeah, right by psycho+chic · · Score: 5, Insightful
    and people pay for that crap?

    thats a really scary concept, that the very programs we rely on to protect our computers are so incredibly insecure that a couple keystrokes can completely disable our protection. you would think that if we are expected to pay a company to protect us, that they would do their best. this day in age, that is NOT the best they can do. Not a chance.

  3. Doesn't affect me by GAATTC · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have Symantec's Norton Firewall and when I type startkeylogge

  4. And now, ladies and gentlemen... by Spy+der+Mann · · Score: 5, Funny

    Type "start" and "key" and "logger" together and something funny happens!
    <n00b>startkeylogger
    * n00b has Quit IRC (G-Lined - Banned from AustNet: This address has been used for deliberately try to disconnect others)
    <user1>ROFLMAO!
    <user2>Dude, stop doing that
    <user1>Don't worry, he won't do it again
    <user2>LOL!