Hey, I believe I have a sample...I am still studying it. I don't know if it's fine if I mail it to the list. Mail me if you need a copy(I'm online for only about 30min more).
Upon initial glance, I find the "internals" a bit strange. Maybe I am wrong. -- S.G.Masood Hyderabad, India. -- --- "B.K. DeLong" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > At 02:31 PM 9/18/2003 -0400, you wrote: > >Hi, > > > >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. > > Is anyone storing sample virii somewhere for > analysis? Or do we have to > wait for it to show? > > > -- > B.K. DeLong > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > +1.617.797.2472 > > http://ocw.mit.edu Work. > http://www.brain-stream.com Play. > http://www.the-leaky-cauldron.org Potter. > http://www.city-of-doors.com Sigil > > PGP Fingerprint: > 38D4 D4D4 5819 8667 DFD5 A62D AF61 15FF 297D 67FE > > _______________________________________________ > Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. > Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html