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Storm Worm says the U.S have invaded Iran: Storm Worm says the U.S have invaded IranA little more convincing....Maybe if the storm worm article didn't sound as such a blatantly obvious fabrication some idiot who didn't know how far a was from z on a keyboard would have fallen for it. With all the things the storm worm...; Tags: Cyberthreats, Broadband Internet, Network technology, TELECOMMUNICATIONS, Storm Worm, U.S, storm worm; Discussion threads 2008-07-09
Storm Worm's Independence Day campaign: Storm Worm's Independence Day campaignplease put in jail the owner of these sites!please put in jail the owners of these sites:dayfireworkssite.comthefireworksjuly.comwholefireworksonline.comyourfireworks.comyourfireworksstore.com"wannabe botnet masters"... Grow up, Dancho.Putting down those whom are part of the subject of your post makes you look like a myspace kid. And yes, the irony is demonstrative.RE:...; Tags: Independence Day campaign, Independence Day, Storm Worm; Discussion threads 2008-07-06
Storm Worm's Independence Day campaign: A Storm Worm's Independence Day campaign is circulating online using email as propagation vector, attempting to trick users into visiting a Storm Worm infected host, where a multitude of what looks like over five different exploits attempt to automatically infect the visitors next to the malware binary fireworks.exe. Historically, Storm...; Tags: Software, Malware, Worm, Exploit, Storm Worm, Day Vulnerability, Cyberthreats, Spyware, Adware & Malware, Viruses And Worms, Security, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-07-04
Tracking down the Storm Worm malware: Tracking down the Storm Worm malwareHaving Knowledge Isn't Necessarily Communicating KnowledgeI respect Mr. Danchev's superior techincal knowledge of Web security. But it's very frustrating to read his run-on, wandering, multiple-car-wreck sentences. Absent a good editor at ZD, Mr. Danchev needs a course in business composition or journalism. Both disciplines teach...; Tags: Spyware, adware & malware, Cyberthreats, Storm Worm, malware; Discussion threads 2008-05-26
The Storm Worm would love to infect you: The Storm Worm would love to infect youUm... It this page a stormworm vector??It certanly looks suspiciousRE: The Storm Worm would love to infect youWhat the heck is that article The Storm Worm would love to infect you talking about? I didn't understand any of it.Will ZDNet please please hire...; Tags: Scanners, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Storm Worm; Discussion threads 2008-05-19

The Storm Worm would love to infect you: The Storm Worm malware is back in the game, with its most recent campaign currently active and trying to entice users into executing iloveyou.exe by spamming them with links to already infected hosts acting as web servers, next to SQL injecting malicious domains into legitimate sites for the campaign to...; Tags: JavaScript, SQL, Worm, SQL Injection, Host, Storm Worm, Storm Worm Malware, Scanners, Cyberthreats, Scripting Languages, Programming Languages, Security, Databases, Viruses And Worms, Hardware, Peripherals, Software/Web Development, Web Development, Software Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Dancho Danchev; Blog posts 2008-05-19
Storm worm goes phishing: Storm worm goes phishingFast Flux[url=http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fast_flux]FYI[/url]A 100% reliable solution to stopping spam is to move to PGP or OpenPGP (e.g. [url=http://gnupg.org/]Gnu Privacy Guard[/url]) with signed certificates.As such, the spam will be excluded from your trusted PGP encrypted 'channel' and you can safely ignore.Until this becomes mandated, you'll be left to your...; Tags: Cyberthreats, E-mail providers, KMail, spam, Google Gmail, Storm Worm, phishing; Discussion threads 2008-01-10
Storm worm goes phishing: The dreaded Storm worm is now being used for phishing scams, according to security researchers. F-Secure outlined a phishing scam involving the Storm worm all resources on i-halifax.com and noted that the site's IP address changed every second or so--it was hosted within a botnet. ...; Tags: Worm, F-Secure Corp., Storm Worm, Phishing, Cyberthreats, Spam, Viruses And Worms, Security, Spam And Phishing, Larry Dignan; Blog posts 2008-01-10
Storm Worm botnet partitions for sale: Storm Worm botnet partitions for saleAnd Storm Worm Botnets Are Running Which OS?MICROSOFT.Thanks for giving us another headache to worry about.Money.....That's what it's all about the money they could DDOS the hell out of the Internet with their superfleet fleet of zombies but if they cripple the Internet to a...; Tags: INTERNET, SECURITY, Storm Worm; Discussion threads 2007-10-15
'Storm worm' exploits YouTube: 'Storm worm' exploits YouTubeHeadline needs fixingStorm worm exploits Windows. YouTube just happens to be the delivery mechanism of the day. Tomorrow it will be something else. Facebook, or WoW, MySpace...take your pick.RE: 'Storm worm' exploits YouTubeI give them credit. I can't read the Captcha stuff half...; Tags: Internet service providers (ISPs), Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Viruses and worms, Storm Worm, YouTube Inc., Torrent; Discussion threads 2007-10-10
Storm Worm botnet numbers, via Microsoft: Storm Worm botnet numbers, via MicrosoftSomething to fearI dont know but storm's botnet sure seems like something to fear. With over half a million infected computers it can take down any site/network in the world besides the government. Whats stopping them from just doing a DoS on microsoft?RE: Storm Worm...; Tags: Government, PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, Vertical industries, Spyware, adware & malware, MSRT, Storm Worm, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-09-24
Money mule recruiters get more brazen: The criminal gangs behind the phishing scourge are getting more and more brazen in their attempts to lure 'money mules' to launder money from stolen bank accounts. Typically, money mule recruiters try to stay undercover, listing on Craigslist and major job sites for stay-at-home positions titled "shipping...; Tags: Money, Falliere, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-09-14
Storm Worm botnet could be world's most powerful supercomputer: Storm Worm botnet could be world's most powerful supercomputerSince we've known of this problem for so long..why is internet end point security left up to the general public? With all of the government back initiatives, why not initiate one that will strip these trojans out at the ISP or or...; Tags: Internet, powerful supercomputer, Storm Worm, supercomputer, Microsoft Corp.; Discussion threads 2007-09-06
Storm Worm botnet could be world's most powerful supercomputer: Nearly nine months after it was first discovered, the Storm Worm Trojan continues to surge, building what experts believe could be the world's most powerful supercomputer. The Trojan, which uses a myriad of social engineering lures to trick Windows users into downloading malware, has successfully...; Tags: Operation, Supercomputer, Malware, Worm, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2007-09-06
Microsoft mulling major changes to ward off .ANI-type flaws: Microsoft mulling major changes to ward off .ANI-type flawsVista's huge success[i]One Windows Vista defense-in-depth mitigation that did kick in to reduce the attack surface was UAC and Protected Mode Internet Explorer. These technologies put up a roadblock and limited the damage from the .ani attack but, as Mark Russinovich explained...; Tags: Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating systems, SECURITY, Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Windows Vista, OSX, operating system, Storm Worm, malware, API; Discussion threads 2007-04-27
'Storm Worm' surge exposes AV deficiencies: The crime ring behind the latest Storm Worm-related malware attack Techmeme discussion is using new tactics to slip malicious executables past anti-virus defenses, serving up another black eye to an industry that already uses questionable tactics to find new customers.Arbor Networks researcher Jose Nazario flagged the poor anti-virus detections of...; Tags: Zero-day attacks, Vulnerability research, Symantec, Spyware and Adware, Spam and Phishing, Rootkits, Responsible disclosure, Pen testing, Patch Watch, Microsoft, McAfee, Hackers, Exploit code, Data theft, Botnets, Browsers; Blog posts 2007-04-13
'Storm Worm' Trojan horse surges on: 'Storm Worm' Trojan horse surges onWill this storm hurt my XP machine??!!!one11!1What? Requires administrator privileges? Sigh. Another virus shot down by 30 seconds of configuration in XP.BTW I've never seen a Blue Screen since 2000 but maybe that is because I don't own a Mac![url=http://www.macfixit.com/article.php?story=20070119110611622] Macs suffer from Blue Screen...; Tags: Digital rights management (DRM), Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Corp., digital-rights management, Apple Inc., Storm Worm, Microsoft Windows Vista, trojan horse; Discussion threads 2007-01-23
'Storm Worm' hits computers around the world: 'Storm Worm' hits computers around the worldSame here...But did you know that:7% of Windows users have a grasp on technology, but are too stubborn to realize that Macs are better,67% are people that are clueless about computers, but Windows is familiar to them,10% are people that is completely lost on...; Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Operating systems, UNIX, payload, Congratulations, Microsoft Windows, computer, Storm Worm, Linux, Internet; Discussion threads 2007-01-19

Additional Resources

Researchers borrow from Google PageRank for network defense service: Using a link analysis algorithm similar to Google PageRank, researchers at the SANS Institute and SRI International have created a new Internet network defense service that completely revamps the way network blacklists are formulated and distributed. The service, called Highly Predictive Blacklisting (.pdf), will be unveiled next...; Tags: Google PageRank, Attacker, Network, DShield, Highly Predictive Blacklist, Internet, Networking, Security, Ryan Naraine; Blog posts 2008-07-23
Photos: Great Red Spot eats 'Baby': A recently discovered hurricane-like storm on Jupiter's surface, called Baby Red Spot, was sucked up by the Great Red Spot. by CNET News.com; Tags: Hurricane, Photograph, CNET News.com; Image galleries 2008-07-21