[31669] in bugtraq
Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Richard M. Smith)
Thu Sep 18 18:33:00 2003
From: "Richard M. Smith" <rms@computerbytesman.com>
To: "BUGTRAQ@SECURITYFOCUS. COM" <BUGTRAQ@securityfocus.com>
Date: Thu, 18 Sep 2003 14:32:32 -0400
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Hi,
Joe Stewart of Lurhq.com has made an interesting discovery about the new
Swen/Gibe.F worm that started circulating today: When the worm infects
a new machine, it hits a Web counter.
The URL of the counter is:
http://ww2.fce.vutbr.cz/bin/counter.gif/link=bacillus&width=6&set=cnt006
If this URL wraps in your email reader, here's a shorter version:
http://tinyurl.com/nufo
At 2:30 EST, the counter is about 615,000.
Here's a bit more about the worm:
http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5078696.html
The server log entries for this counter might prove interesting to virus
researchers. These entries could provide data for a statistical study
of computer worm transmissions. Perhaps the Vutbr.cz Web site would be
willing to go public with this information.
Richard M. Smith
http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com
