On Mon, 10 Sep 2007 04:54:45 +0100, Roy Schestowitz wrote:
> Storm Worm: New wave uses Tor network
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>| It seems that there is a new way of luring unsuspecting users into a trap to
>| turn their computer in a zombie, steal their personal information, and maybe
>| worst, that came into light: Storm social engineering!
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> http://www.hermetix.org/?q=node/33
Actually, this is not a Windows problem. Tor is a multi-platform network
with no authentication, and they could just as easily trojan a Linux or Mac
client if they wanted to.
This highlights the inherant risk in running code from third parties you
know nothing about.
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