How the Grinch Stole Keystrokes

How the Grinch Stole Keystrokes
Shane Coursen, 2001-12-23

The virus knows as BadTrans.B left nothing but trouble under the tree.

How the Grinch Stole Keystrokes 2001-12-26
Rafael Coninck Teigao - SafeCore Network Solutions

I've been warning banks about this kind of virus and trojan-horse, telling them that someday a program is going to sit quietly and listen to pins and passwords. Everytime I tell a bank something like this could happen, I always get a reply such "virii are client's problems, not ours." And I say "yea...

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How the Grinch Stole Keystrokes 2001-12-29
Anonymous (2 replies)

MY MIND SAYS "IT AINT SCRIPT KIDDIES, MAYLASIAN HACKERS OR ANY OF THAT ROT. ITS TESTS OF SYSTEMS DESIGNED BY PROFFESIONALS IN WACKED OUT INTELIGENCE SERVICES. THE SNOOPING G FEDS."
OF COURSE I'M JUST A BAFFOON WITH A TINFOIL HAT...

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How the Grinch Stole Keystrokes 2001-12-31
Anonymous

NOTHING LIKE ALL CAPS! Howabout next time you type, make it easier on the eyes?...

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How the Grinch Stole Keystrokes 2002-01-01
KrAzYd0h@yahoo.com

I'll put 10-to-1 odds it was released by the feds so that they can get thru the defence that all these lil warez kiddiez have on their systems. The FBI is doing all these busts on Warez rings, & u know that they aren't smart enough to find all the evidence they need on the Warez Kiddiez computers, ...

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How the Grinch Stole Keystrokes 2001-12-30
Anonymous (1 replies)

Now some real interesting stuff:

http://www.cert.org/incident_notes/IN-2001-14.html

CERT gives information that might be useful to check whether one is infected and might help to get rid of that devil

I wonder why you have not provided a link to this CERT site ?
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Better late than never huh? 2002-01-04
BLKMGK

CERT was late on this. CERT is often late and apparently pretty cautious before posting warnings anyway. I'm told they aren't well funded and are understaffed. IF that's true someone needs to make a commitment and fund them sufficiently or simply disband CERT since they certainly aren't timely enoug...

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PITA! 2002-01-04
BLKMGK (2 replies)

I do security work for a living and know better than to run without a virus checker but... An "upgrade to WIN2K left me without a scanner for a short period of time. During that time some dork sent a message to my HotMail account that contained this bug. Normally I find viruses somwhat entertaining ...

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PITA! 2002-01-08
Anonymous

i need to leave for an appointment but just read your post and will post what I wrote to Joanna here for all to read.
I need to research and get my facts all ironed out to legitimize what I am saying, but here is the story.

taught me that I need to have a life off the screen,I was getting a bit...

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PITA! 2002-01-08
Anonymous

I think their is some onus for ISP's and hosting providers to establish a mechanism for scanning viruses as they pass through their servers, some do this anyway. It won't stop the viruses from getting out but it sure would help to stop them from spreading so far....

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How the Grinch Stole Keystrokes 2002-01-12
Stoob

Oddly enough, I was E-mailing some resume info to a job contact in Japan and I received two or three replies with attached documents.

Of course they were all infected with the BadTrans virus and keystroke logger. I had to call over and tell them that not only were there infected systems mailing ...

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