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[News] Linux is Vulnerable... But Just to Weak Passwords

  • Subject: [News] Linux is Vulnerable... But Just to Weak Passwords
  • From: Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Wed, 24 Feb 2010 15:09:45 +0000
  • Followup-to: comp.os.linux.advocacy
  • Newsgroups: comp.os.linux.advocacy
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Chuck Norris botnet doesn't infect routers...

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| According to ComputerWorld, the botnet 
| spreads by malware that installs itself on 
| routers and modems by guessing the default 
| administrative password and seizing control 
| due to many devices being configured to allow 
| remote access.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2010/02/23/chuck_norris_botnet_doesnt_sleep/

Chuck Norris is not a Linux virus

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| While Chuck Norris runs on Linux-based DSL 
| modems and routers, it doesn't actually 
| attack Linux at all. Instead, it runs as a 
| normal Linux application. So how does it get 
| there if it doesn't try to crack Linux? It 
| infects routers by trying common and default 
| passwords. That's it. That's all there is to 
| it.
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http://www.itworld.com/security/97561/chuck-norris-not-a-linux-virus


Recent:

Potent malware link infects almost 300,000 webpages

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| A security researcher has identified a new
| attack that has infected almost 300,000
| webpages with links that direct visitors to a
| potent cocktail of malicious exploits.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/12/10/mass_web_attack/
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