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Posted by nrjizer on Oct-31-2003 22:00:

IRC Trojan being spread: read!

http://securityresponse.symantec.co...trojan.fgt.html

It starts with someone posting a link to a girly picture, something like "http://www.WEBSITE.com/jessica_alba.jpg -> wow!" When you open that link in IE, you download a Trojan that then activates a mIRC script for you that causes you to spam that same url across the IRC channels your in, without you being able to see yourself sending it, thus spreading the worm.

It then prodceeds to bring down any firewalls you may have, delete critical system files, turns your IE home page to gay pr0n, etc. If you downloaded it... well, your fucked! You have no choice but to format at this point, your system is hosed.

Be careful, even if someone doesnt send it to you in IRC. In the past its also been something like britney.jpg. In fact, I'd avoid all girly pictures like that unless your positive where its coming from.

Btw, Mozilla is unaffected by this. I reccomend you use Mozilla anyways, its much better, not to mention FAR FAR more secure. I clicked the link myself like a moron but Mozilla stopped the trojan.

Posted by Streakfury on Nov-01-2003 13:16:

Thanx for the heads-up, but be careful when you try to do people a favour on here. Some of them already know what you're talking about and will insult your family for telling them again.

People these days, eh?? Thanx again!

Posted by ExOn on Nov-01-2003 13:46:

I switched to Mozilla the day before the worm came out. And i pressed it, nothing happened, thank god.

Posted by xtr3m on Nov-01-2003 14:22:

...or just disable ActiveX.

Posted by blazed it on Nov-01-2003 17:42:

what does active x do any ways?

does it matter if i disable it?

Posted by ASOT100 on Nov-01-2003 21:54:

mmmm Jessica alba

Posted by mmilo on Nov-01-2003 23:25:

thanks for the heads up to the non leets..

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