Virus targeting blog comments
A new version of the Storm Worm Trojan (Virus) is targeting comments left on blogs and forums by automatically inserting links to malicious websites hosting the script when infected users go to post comments.
Storm Worm trojan includes a file that creates a back door to a computer that can be exploited later to steal data or to use the computer to post spam as part of a botnet.
News.com reports that the file is installed via email attachment or by visiting an infected site and quotes Dmitri Alperovitch, principal research scientist at Secure Computing saying that this method of spreading the virus is something not seen before.
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By Computer Security, Malware and Botnets » odd time signatures on February 28, 2007 12:36 am