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Chuck Norris Attacks Linux-Based Routers, Modems
angry tapir writes "Discovered by Czech researchers, the Chuck Norris botnet has been spreading by taking advantage of poorly configured routers and DSL modems. The malware got the Chuck Norris moniker from a programmer's Italian comment in its source code: 'in nome di Chuck Norris,' which means 'in the name of Chuck Norris.' Chuck Norris is unusual in that it infects DSL modems and routers rather than PCs. It installs itself on routers and modems by guessing default administrative passwords and taking advantage of the fact that many devices are configured to allow remote access."
'It installs itself on routers and modems by guessing default administrative passwords and taking advantage of the fact that many devices are configured to allow remote access."' Does this botnet attack also work on non Linux based routers and if so the what is the logic behind the subject line ?
No, It requires the router to be running Linux on a MIPS system.
Apparently the nintendo DS, unless some sort of update has been released, only does WEP.
This is not a good thing.
what's to stop Chuck Norris from taking legal action against the researchers who coined the name?
International boundaries, for one. Likely the author of the software for the botnet does not reside in the US (if that person's location is even known). Chuck Norris can take all the legal action he wants within the US against the botnet author or botnet master, it generally won't mean squat if they are in a different country.
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
Not so.
For example, some Linksys routers run Linux, but others run a proprietary VxWorks-based OS. They're all, to my knowledge, based on MIPS processors.
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