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Technical (Development, Security, etc.) => General Security Information => Topic started by: Newby on October 30, 2005, 09:30:56 pm

Title: AIM Worm w/ Rootkit
Post by: Newby on October 30, 2005, 09:30:56 pm

http://slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=05/10/31/0120251

Oh noes. Poor AIM kids. :(

Title: Re: AIM Worm w/ Rootkit
Post by: Quik on October 30, 2005, 11:34:42 pm

This is old. Although very few of these type of files have ever had rootkits, it's not a new concept.

Nextly, the fact that this is "extra" scary because the rootkit is designed to be undetectable is like saying bananas are scary because they are designed to be yellow.

Title: Re: AIM Worm w/ Rootkit
Post by: Newby on October 31, 2005, 12:07:21 am

Quote from: Quik on October 30, 2005, 11:34:42 pm

This is old. Although very few of these type of files have ever had rootkits, it's not a new concept.

Nextly, the fact that this is "extra" scary because the rootkit is designed to be undetectable is like saying bananas are scary because they are designed to be yellow.

Do you ever have anything positive to say? Just wondering.

Title: Re: AIM Worm w/ Rootkit
Post by: Quik on October 31, 2005, 12:11:33 am

Quote from: Newby on October 31, 2005, 12:07:21 am

Quote from: Quik on October 30, 2005, 11:34:42 pm

This is old. Although very few of these type of files have ever had rootkits, it's not a new concept.

Nextly, the fact that this is "extra" scary because the rootkit is designed to be undetectable is like saying bananas are scary because they are designed to be yellow.

Do you ever have anything positive to say? Just wondering.

Actually, I do. Although, I think there have been plenty of posts in this forum about AIM viruses, and I don't think we need to be continually informed about something that doesn't frankly affect any of us, it's common sense. If I make an educated decision about if my post is necessary before I type it out, and decide that it is, I am perfectly fine with a mainly negative post.

Title: Re: AIM Worm w/ Rootkit
Post by: iago on October 31, 2005, 08:35:38 am

I'm afraid I have to agree with Quik on this one tiny topic.  This is old/boring news, and I'm not even sure why /. bothered to run it..

Title: Re: AIM Worm w/ Rootkit
Post by: Furious on November 03, 2005, 09:14:42 am

Quote from: Newby on October 31, 2005, 12:07:21 am

Quote from: Quik on October 30, 2005, 11:34:42 pm

This is old. Although very few of these type of files have ever had rootkits, it's not a new concept.

Nextly, the fact that this is "extra" scary because the rootkit is designed to be undetectable is like saying bananas are scary because they are designed to be yellow.

Do you ever have anything positive to say? Just wondering.

I was thinking the same thing, everything I see him say is negative.