Joe Stewart of Lurhq.com has made an interesting discovery about the new
Swen/Gibe.F worm that started circulating today: When the worm infects
a new machine, it hits a Web counter.
If this URL wraps in your email reader, here's a shorter version:
http://tinyurl.com/nufo
At 2:30 EST, the counter is about 615,000.
Here's a bit more about the worm:
http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5078696.html
The server log entries for this counter might prove interesting to virus
researchers. These entries could provide data for a statistical study
of computer worm transmissions. Perhaps the Vutbr.cz Web site would be
willing to go public with this information.
Joe Stewart of Lurhq.com has made an interesting discovery about the new
Swen/Gibe.F worm that started circulating today: When the worm infects
a new machine, it hits a Web counter.
The URL of the counter is:
http://ww2.fce.vutbr.cz/bin/counter.gif/link=bacillus&width=6&set=cnt006
If this URL wraps in your email reader, here's a shorter version:
http://tinyurl.com/nufo
At 2:30 EST, the counter is about 615,000.
Here's a bit more about the worm:
http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5078696.html
The server log entries for this counter might prove interesting to virus
researchers. These entries could provide data for a statistical study
of computer worm transmissions. Perhaps the Vutbr.cz Web site would be
willing to go public with this information.
Richard M. Smith
http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com
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