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Webmasters need to be cautious!

Discussion in 'General Chat' started by priyanka, Dec 22, 2004.

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    A NEW internet worm has launched a Google-powered assault on web bulletin boards that use the popular phpBB forum software.

    Dubbed "Perl.Santy.A", or "Santy", the worm attacks web servers rather than desktop PCs, a warning posted online by Finnish internet security company F-Secure said.
    The worm uses Google to search randomly for new hosts, F-Secure said.

    There have been serious vulnerabilities found in the phpBB software in the past and this incident underlines the importance of all people keeping up to date with the latest security patches and fixes," anti-virus firm Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley said

    For more details read :http://australianit.news.com.au/articles/0,7204,11759816%5e16123%5e%5enbv%5e,00.html
     
    priyanka, Dec 22, 2004 IP
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    anthonycea Banned

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    Yes, another forum that I am on was taken out completely and it is a bad thing for administrators that do not know what they are doing.

    I just hope the guy has a lot of back ups.
     
    anthonycea, Dec 22, 2004 IP
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    Refrozen Peon

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    Google's already killed it. They just blocked all requests from it. (yay)
     
    Refrozen, Dec 22, 2004 IP