2007/5/23, Simon Brouwer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
Luc Castermans schreef: > *http://www.itnews.com.au/newsstory.aspx?CIaNID=52570&src=site-marq > > > A newly-discovered worm targeting OpenOffice attempts to download > indecent > JPEG images onto compromised Windows, Mac and Linux PCs.* > > Sophos warned today that > Badbunny-A<http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/sbbadbunnya.html>, > a macro worm for OpenOffice/StarBasic that also drops scripts in other > languages, downloads pictures of a man wearing a bunny suit performing a > sexual act in woodland. > > The malware infects computer users when they open an OpenOffice Draw file > called badbunny.odg > > A macro within the file performs different functions depending on whether > the user is running Windows, MacOS or Linux. These can include executing > other self-replicating JavaScript and Perl viruses. advertisement > > > > The worm also downloads and displays an image of a scantily clad woman > with > a man dressed as a rabbit, irrespective of the operating system being > used. > > "The group responsible for writing the BadBunny malware does not seem to > have much confidence in it spreading, as it sent the worm directly to our > labs," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos. > > "Hackers have written plenty of StarBasic malware in the past, but the > most > 'in the wild' this one is likely to get is by displaying a picture of a > 'furvert' in the woods. > > "This is old-school malware seemingly written to show off and prove a > proof > of concept rather than a serious attempt to spy on and steal from > computer > users. > > "A financially motivated hacker would have targeted more widely-used > software and been more discreet in their use of imagery." > > Copyright (c) 2007 vnunet.com <http://www.vnunet.com/> > > Belachelijk dat dit als nieuws wordt gepresenteerd.
dat was ook mijn mening na lezing. des ondanks wilde ik deze lijst dit 'nieuws' niet onthouden; het is beter geinformeerd te zijn. -- Luc Castermans mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
