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Re: [LUG] PHP Worm traffic?

 

On 17 Dec 2013, at 12:53, Martijn Grooten <dcglug@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

> On Tue, 17 Dec 2013, Tom wrote:
>> http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/12/17/fake_firefox_addon_target_hunting_botnet/ 
>> ??
> 
> That's bad, but only related to what Simon is seeing in that it makes these kinds 
> of attacks easier to perform.
> 
> PHP has become a popular vector for attacks - indeed, many web servers run older, 
> (more) vulnerable versions and no security whatsoever.

I think this worm has scope to become a major issue still

It is still on accelerating growth curve from my logs, it doesn't look especially 
aggressive in its attempts to spread, but it has been going for three weeks and I 
hadn't even heard it mentioned in the numerous security places I follow.



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