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- Morocco jails two over Zotob worm
- Morocco jails two over Zotob wormIs this all the jail-time they were given2 and 1 year respectively . I'm beginning to wonder if crime does pay ? Un*uckingbelieveable !!!!need longer jail termsMy company got hit we where down 2 days need to give them longer jail terms. Hacking looks like...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus, Morocco, spammer, Zotob worm
- Discussion threads 2006-09-12
- Zotob damage deep but not widespread
- Zotob damage deep but not widespreadmalicious payloads vs. remote controlled botnetsin my opinion, zotob was an extension of the ethical belief that spyware writers have. backdoor access with remote command execution capabilities for advertising, identity theft or DDoS based attacks seem, to me, most common.the potential intent of those...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, Zotob worm, computer, specific viru
- Discussion threads 2005-10-26
- Exploit out for Zotob-like Windows flaw
- Exploit out for Zotob-like Windows flawGet real help here!Do not depend on Microsoft to help you, get help with free third party software here!http://www.searchwars.squarespace.com/free-software-downloads/In addition the best AV system you can buy is here! http://www.nod32.comDon't risk it!Download Fedora Core here: http://download.fedora.redhat.com/pub/fedora/linux/core/3/i386/iso/And you can start coming to ZDNet.com just to...
- Tags: Spyware, PRODUCTIVITY, Spyware, adware & malware, Microsoft Corp., Zotob worm, Windows Flaw, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-10-21
- Zotob suspect appears in court
- Zotob suspect appears in courtGee I thought that the days that 18-year olds could write``A Moroccan magistrate questioned an 18-year-old science student in court on Tuesday about his alleged role in unleashing computer worms that disrupted networks across the United States last month.'' a small script and wreak havoc to...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Viruses and worms, Copy-Paste, Zotob worm
- Discussion threads 2005-09-13
- TechRepublic Pro Podcast: Zotob Arrests, Source Code Convictions And Windows Vista News
- In this podcast, commentator Michael Jackman covers arrests in the Zotob worm outbreak, new challenges facing security professionals because of new browsers, Windows Vista news, as well as charges that have been filed as a result of someone selling Windows source code. This download is an exclusive for TechRepublic Pro...
- Tags: Zotob Worm, Microsoft Windows Vista, Microsoft Windows, Podcasts, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Download resources 2005-09-09
- Zotob worm linked to credit card fraud ring
- Zotob worm linked to credit card fraud ringFraud ring or no...Very clever young minds deprived of social conscience will likely keep abreast of technical advances for years to come, inventing malicious schemes for the sheer enjoyment of it while teasing despised authorities. Schools and technical institutes should offer courses and...
- Tags: Sales channel, Financial services, Cyberthreats, Operating systems, hacking, credit card, credit card fraud, Zotob worm, Coder, virus, window, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-08-30
- Zotob suspect under arrest
- Atilla Ekici is arrested in Turkey, under suspicion of having created both the Zotob and Mytob worms.
- Tags: Zotob worm, suspicion, Turkey, worm
- Image galleries 2005-08-29
- Zotob suspect under arrest
- Atilla Ekici is arrested in Turkey, under suspicion of having created both the Zotob and Mytob worms.
- Tags: Zotob worm, Turkey, suspicion, worm
- Image galleries 2005-08-29
- Zotob: Starting to feel a little bit like Nimda.
- It is finaly cooling off in the Midwest and East. What a yucky hot humid summer it has been! I have been on the road for what seems like a year now (OK, 9 weeks). Just long enough to get that roadmesia: waking up in a dark hotel room...
- Tags: PEOPLE ARE
- Blog posts 2005-08-24
- Zotob worm hole also affects Windows XP
- Zotob worm hole also affects Windows XPZotob worm killed an SP2 laptopI am fixing a machine just this last week that was affected by the Zotob worm and it was an XP Home addition with SP2 installed.Zotob worm hole also affects Windows XPEven if this does affect XP its still...
- Tags: Simple File Sharing, Microsoft Windows XP, Service Pack 2, Zotob worm, Microsoft Windows XP Service Pack 2, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-08-23
- Releasing zero-day exploits to sell a product?
- As companies are still picking up the pieces from the Zotob worm and its malicious siblings, a French information security company that sells early exploit warning services has released a zero-day exploit that attacks all versions of Microsoft Internet Explorer. The same company also released exploit code for the...
- Tags: Zotob worm, Michael Lynn, Cisco Systems Inc., exploit code
- Blog posts 2005-08-22
- TechRepublic Pro Podcast: Novell's continuing Linux march, Zotob, Mac OS X security
- In this installment of the TechProGuild Podcast, Commentator Michael Jackman covers Novell's continuing move to Linux, impacts from the Zotob and RBot worms, and security updates for Mac OS X, as well as other IT News.
- Tags: Security, Novell Inc., Apple Macintosh, Zotob Worm, Apple Mac OS X, Podcasts, Linux, Apple Mac OS, Operating Systems, Software, Internet
- Download resources 2005-08-22
- Who's really to blame for the recent worms?
- This has been a bad week for Windows 2000 users because of a string of worms that exploit a recently patched Windows Plug and Play vulnerability. Even major media outlets and automakers have felt the sting of this latest worm. After a few days of gleeful media commentary...
- Tags: Zotob worm, worm
- Blog posts 2005-08-19
- Flawed code throttled spread of Zotob variants
- Flawed code throttled spread of Zotob variantsFlawed code throttled spread of Zotob variantsIncompetent worm writers, gotta love that. But since Microsoft already has a patch and they offered a tool to remove the worm this really isn't a problem other than skript kiddies copying and pasting code instead of...
- Tags: Patches, PRODUCTIVITY, Cyberthreats, SECURITY, Microsoft Windows 2000, Noaxe Rockshade, Microsoft Corp., Zotob variant, stupid user, Zotob worm, Microsoft Windows
- Discussion threads 2005-08-19
- Microsoft offers Zotob removal tool
- Microsoft offers Zotob removal toolMicrosoft offers Zotob removal toolMicrosoft having to clean up lazy admins mess. At least MS took the initiative to make a cleaning tool since some people are too incompitent to update their own systems. This only goes to show that Microsoft does care about...
- Tags: PRODUCTIVITY, Microsoft Corp., Zotob worm, tool
- Discussion threads 2005-08-17
- Zotob being felt
- CNN, ABC, even Caterpillar are suffering from Zotob infections according to reports. I say *even* Caterpillar because I consider them a "best practices" company in technology. So this is starting to look like a serious outbreak. The Intrusion Prevention vendors are probably pretty happy that a fast acting worm...
- Tags: Intrusion prevention, Zotob worm
- Blog posts 2005-08-17
- How Zotob works
- From someone on the Security Focus list known only as hc03d:here is what the worm does:Spreading using Plug and Play service vulnerabilityThe worm scans for systems vulnerable to Microsoft Windows Plug and Play service (MS05-039) through TCP/445.It creates 300 threads that connect to random IP addresses within the B-class (255.255.0.0)...
- Tags: worm
- Blog posts 2005-08-16
- Zotob worm finds its path limited
- Zotob worm finds its path limitedWHAT?! The sky wasn't falling?Gee, imagine that.not for my company!!Our entire network was affected. About a quarter of our 13,000 employees lost access to email for much of the day. All of our shared drive servers were down including many applications. ...
- Tags: Patches, infection, Zotob worm, job, security
- Discussion threads 2005-08-15
- Zotob worm hits Windows users
- Zotob worm hits Windows usersA peek inside Microsofts Linux labTechnician 1 : Nope, it looks like this is another security drop off which will only affect Windows users.Technician 2 : You mean Linux, Mac and Unix users will be completely and totally untroubled by this weeks Windows malware exploit?Technician 1...
- Tags: Cyberthreats, Operating systems, Viruses and worms, SECURITY, virus, Technician 2, Technician 1, Microsoft Windows, WINDOWS USERS, Linux, Zotob worm
- Discussion threads 2005-08-15
- University of Washington Medicine Thwarts 803,000 Zotob Attacks in Week-Long Attack at World-Renown Medical Center
- At University of Washington Medicine UW Medicine, delivering world-class patient care involves more than the expertise of its nearly 1,000 physicians. It also requires a healthy network - one safe from hackers, worms, viruses, and spyware that can compromise the performance of the organization's life-critical applications or the federally mandated...
- Tags: Patient, Network, Zotob Worm, University Of Washington, 3Com Corp., Attack, Intrusion Prevention, Networking, Security
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