Maybe because it isn't the traditional one?

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Post #198,369 by folkert 3/13/05 5:07:21 PM Reply	Maybe because it isn't the traditional one? [link\|http://www.theregister.co.uk/2005/03/11/alternative_slimeware/\|Java Based VX2 like] malware installer. ICK. -- [link\|mailto:greg@gregfolkert.net\|greg], [link\|http://www.iwethey.org/ed_curry\|REMEMBER ED CURRY!] @ *i_wethey* [link\|http://it.slashdot.org/comments.pl?sid=134485&cid=11233230\|"Microsoft Security" is an even better oxymoron than "Military Intelligence"] No matter how much Microsoft supporters whine about how Linux and other operating systems have just as many bugs as their operating systems do, the bottom line is that the serious, gut-wrenching problems happen on Windows, not on Linux, not on Mac OS. -- [link\|http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1622086,00.asp\|source]
Post #198,377 by Andrew Grygus 3/13/05 5:32:16 PM Reply	This one was real VX2 . . . . just with the detectable part cut off. That Java thing looks real nasty - I'll watch for it. One more nail in the Wndows Inet coffin. [link\|http://www.aaxnet.com\|AAx]
Post #198,378 by n3jja 3/13/05 5:33:05 PM Reply	Is there even room to fit one more nail? ;-)
Post #198,381 by ben_tilly 3/13/05 5:58:44 PM Reply	Depends on how many infections a given machine has. I have come to believe that idealism without discipline is a quick road to disaster, while discipline without idealism is pointless. -- Aaron Ward (my brother)

Undetectable VX2!!!!!! - (Andrew Grygus) - (39) - March 13, 2005, 12:25:13 PM EST

Maybe because it isn't the traditional one? - (folkert) - (3) - March 13, 2005, 05:07:21 PM EST

This one was real VX2 . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - March 13, 2005, 05:32:16 PM EST

Is there even room to fit one more nail? ;-) -NT - (n3jja) - (1) - March 13, 2005, 05:33:05 PM EST

Depends on how many infections a given machine has. -NT - (ben_tilly) - March 13, 2005, 05:58:44 PM EST

Re: Undetectable VX2!!!!!! - (andread) - (3) - March 14, 2005, 09:39:16 AM EST

Of course. -NT - (Andrew Grygus) - (2) - March 14, 2005, 11:52:52 AM EST

Yeap, just like that. - (folkert) - (1) - March 14, 2005, 02:26:02 PM EST

My root post for this thread did refer to . . - (Andrew Grygus) - March 14, 2005, 03:30:07 PM EST

Assuming that I am a complete dolt, - (Arkadiy) - (29) - March 14, 2005, 04:29:37 PM EST

Rootkit worms for windows abound - (jake123) - March 14, 2005, 05:09:26 PM EST

Well, just for starters . . - (Andrew Grygus) - (8) - March 14, 2005, 05:18:45 PM EST

Apart from the first point - (Arkadiy) - (7) - March 14, 2005, 05:31:55 PM EST

Let's see, point #3 - (jake123) - (5) - March 14, 2005, 06:13:07 PM EST

Sounds like the OS/2 WPS (ducks, runs) -NT - (altmann) - (2) - March 14, 2005, 06:32:48 PM EST

Nah, Office has users. - (pwhysall) - March 14, 2005, 06:33:17 PM EST

:) - (jake123) - March 15, 2005, 01:45:00 PM EST

Sounds like Gnome - (Arkadiy) - (1) - March 14, 2005, 07:35:05 PM EST

No, another disagreement here. - (folkert) - March 14, 2005, 09:48:51 PM EST

On our network... - (Steven A S) - March 15, 2005, 04:18:20 PM EST

Win32 message service - (inthane-chan) - (18) - March 14, 2005, 05:23:59 PM EST

If you're not an admin, you don't have - (Arkadiy) - (17) - March 14, 2005, 05:34:23 PM EST

Nope. I have a machine at work. - (folkert) - (16) - March 14, 2005, 06:48:52 PM EST

I don't know :( - (Arkadiy) - (13) - March 14, 2005, 07:41:31 PM EST

I don't agree with your assessment. - (folkert) - (12) - March 14, 2005, 09:29:10 PM EST

That I don't understand - (Arkadiy) - (11) - March 15, 2005, 11:10:03 AM EST

That's where messaging comes in. - (inthane-chan) - March 15, 2005, 01:09:32 PM EST

Not like Windows... - (folkert) - (6) - March 15, 2005, 04:41:09 PM EST

It was quite helpful - (Arkadiy) - (5) - March 15, 2005, 05:05:47 PM EST

It isn't documneted the way you'd think. - (folkert) - (4) - March 15, 2005, 09:34:49 PM EST

Well, the only things that grant access to file system - (Arkadiy) - (3) - March 16, 2005, 09:52:25 AM EST

Then how do you explain the fact that it happens? - (folkert) - (2) - March 16, 2005, 11:35:43 AM EST

I have no explanation that I am sure of. - (Arkadiy) - (1) - March 16, 2005, 11:36:22 AM EST

Thank you. (new thread) - (folkert) - March 16, 2005, 11:43:24 AM EST

Re: That I don't understand - (andread) - (2) - March 16, 2005, 09:51:34 AM EST

Are they members of other groups? - (Arkadiy) - (1) - March 16, 2005, 09:53:35 AM EST

Domain Users -NT - (andread) - March 16, 2005, 03:35:33 PM EST

There is a way. - (static) - (1) - March 14, 2005, 08:54:09 PM EST

It's LocalSystem - (Arkadiy) - March 15, 2005, 11:26:57 AM EST

VX2 on 2 servers - (andread) - March 31, 2005, 12:31:50 PM EST

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