> > Very good points, but can you think of another worm that > downloaded XXX > > spyware/adware ? > > I can't give you a specific name -- when I first saw it it didn't > strike me as any more significant than the warez and porn FTP servers > I'd seen years earlier, so didn't make specific note of it -- but there > have been many. We see new bots every day (many dozen a week) that are > issued orders on joining the C&C network to install all manner of > adware, spyware, click-for-dosh agents and so on. Among those there > will be many things dealing in "XXX" content but often analysis doesn't > even go so far as checking that the target URL is still reachable...
>From : http://netrn.net/spywareblog/archives/2005/01/03/more-on-adware-installed-th ough-windows-media-files/ I installed the same WMA file on an old Win ME box with no protection except AVG free and the free version of Zone Alarm. I ended up with 11 desktop shortcuts for everything from "Get This Weeks Deals from Dell" to "Get Sex Toys Direct", "Hot Facial xxx Shots", and so on. From: http://forums.spywareinfo.com/lofiversion/index.php/t30275.html she said, "It may be associated with an unwanted autostarting Internet Explorer trying to install a Hot-SeXXX toolbar." Adaware has a list of spyware which shows a lot of them display XXX popups - maybe some them just started showing something what you wanted in your senario.... If you want any specific names I would dig further - just mail me off list ________________________________________________________________________ Delivered using the Free Personal Edition of Mailtraq (www.mailtraq.com) _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.grok.org.uk/full-disclosure-charter.html Hosted and sponsored by Secunia - http://secunia.com/
