New Santy worm threatens more sites
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A new version of the Santy worm appeared over Christmas, and according to analysis done by some global security firms, may pose a broader threat than its ancestors.
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It's storming in the security world this week, as one worm and one Trojan horse emerge to trouble I.T. administrators. The infamous Storm worm is busy posting dangerous links on forums around the Internet and a new Solaris worm is targeting Sun's operating system.
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Last week a new worm started spreading on the Internet. It&#39;s named Santy, and it attempts to deface websites using specific versions of the popular phpBB bulletin board software.
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A new worm has been detected that uses Google to find vulnerable phpBB forums. The worm - named Net-Worm.Perl.Santy.a - queries Google to find sites using outdated versions of the phpBB forum software which can be exploited.
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Unpatched Windows systems face more security dangers after it has been discovered that new exploits are possible via malicious Web pages and e-mail messages.
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Antivirus companies are warning Internet users about a fast-spreading new worm that infects Web servers running a popular package of online bulletin board software, and uses the Google search engine to find vulnerable servers to infect.
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A new family of worms which uses an unpatched vulnerability in Internet Explorer is spreading widely across the net.
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A new, more dangerous variant of the Santy.e virus appeared over the holiday weekend. The malware uses search engines to locate vulnerable Web sites, which it defaces.
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Reports spread quickly of the online worm, Santy.A, which targets web servers running phpBB, an opensource online forums software, developed and maintained by the phpBB Group.
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The Santy worm, which appeared just before the Christmas holiday and uses search engines to spread, appears to be morphing into dangerous variants, virus experts warned Tuesday.
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Some prompts and websites that download browser plug-ins are turning out to be fronts for malicious programing.
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Fast-moving pest exploits site, player holes to steal passwords.
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Meanwhile, a second unofficial fix is out as attacks on Internet Explorer users are reportedly increasing.
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A new worm has been discovered in the wild that&#39;s not just settling for invading users&#39; PCs--it wants to invade their homes, too.
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p2pnet.net News:- F-Secure gives the new Santy worm, that uses Google search to find vulnerable hosts, a Level 2 Radar rating. âAlso, Santy does not affect individual computer users, unless they are hosting
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The latest Santy worm version poses a risk to many Web sites using the PHP scripting language, a security firm warns.
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Moving beyond Google, variants of the Santy worm are now spreading on the Internet riding on other search engines such as AOL and Yahoo to identify exploitable Webpages.