The FatherChristmasworm was a computerworm that used the DECnet to attack VAX VMS systems. It was released in December 1988. ref History of Worms http csrc.nist.gov publications nistir threats subsubsection3 3 2 1.html ref The aim of this worm was to send a Christmas greeting from FatherChristmas from the affected system. References references See also WANK computerworm WANK worm External links http web.archive.org web 20080702225937 http www.users.qwest.net eballen1 father xmas.txt official FatherChristmasWorm Report malware stub Category Computer worms ... more details
about the song by The Kinks FatherChristmas song the book by Raymond Briggs FatherChristmas graphic novel the animated film based on the book by Raymond Briggs FatherChristmas 1991 film File FatherChristmastrial.jpg right 250px thumb Excerpt from Josiah King s The Examination and Tryal of FatherChristmas 1686 , published shortly after Christmas was reinstated as a holy day in England. FatherChristmas ... Kaghand Papik , India ChristmasFather , Andorra Pare Noel , Romania Mo Cr ciun and Turkey Noel Baba . In past centuries, the English FatherChristmas was also known as Old FatherChristmas, Sir Christmas, and Lord Christmas. Citation needed date April 2011 FatherChristmas is said to wear these days ... date April 2011 FatherChristmas typified the spirit of good cheer at Christmas, but was neither a gift ... figure in English folklore , FatherChristmas is identified with the old belief in the Anglo Saxon ... title All about FatherChristmas publisher HappyChristmas.org.uk date accessdate 2011 04 01 ... speaking world, the character called FatherChristmas influenced the development in the United ..., most people now consider them to be interchangeable. However, although FatherChristmas and Santa Claus ... Tolkien , Citation needed date April 2011 have insisted on the traditional form of FatherChristmas in preference to Santa Claus . FatherChristmas is often said to reside at the North Pole or less commonly ... years, appearing as Sir Christmas, Lord Christmas or FatherChristmas, the last becoming the most common ... motives of the ruling Puritans . FatherChristmas dates back at least as far as the 17th century ... 1822 states that in Yorkshire at eight o clock on Christmas Eve the bells greet Old FatherChristmas ... s party given 26 December 1842 featuring venerable effigies of FatherChristmas and the Old Year ...FatherChristmas with scarlet coat and cocked hat, stuck all over with presents for the guests... R. L. Brett, ed., Barclay Fox s Journal , Bell and Hyman, London, 1979 ref FatherChristmas has gradually ... more details
wiktionary FatherChristmasFatherChristmas may refer to FatherChristmasFatherChristmas song FatherChristmas song , by the Kinks FatherChristmas is also the eponymous lead in two books by Raymond Briggs that have been adapted into films FatherChristmas graphic novel FatherChristmas 1991 film FatherChristmas Goes on Holiday FatherChristmascomputerwormFatherChristmas album FatherChristmas album , an album by Deana Carter It may also refer to I Believe in FatherChristmas The FatherChristmas Letters See also Kris Kringle disambiguation Santa Claus disambiguation disambig ... more details
FatherChristmas is a United Kingdom British graphic novel written and drawn by Raymond Briggs , published in 1973. The book presents a dramatically different modern interpretation of the character. Far from being jolly, this FatherChristmas is a brash man who works from a normal house with the usual tasks involved with his delivery on Christmas Eve . There is no sign of either Mrs. Claus or the elves in this apparently solo operation. Living with him are his Cat and Dog and two reindeer . While he bumbles and mumbles about his work and life, it s clear he has a deep affection for his animals he gives his cat and dog presents and refers to his reindeer as m dears and enjoys his work. He comes across as a stereotypical old man who complains about everything but ultimately loves what he does. The book depicts FatherChristmas deliveries as he deals with complications such as unusual residences and ill health while taking welcome breaks with liquor put out for him. Along the way, FatherChristmas talks to only one person, a milkman intended to represent the author s father, Ernest Briggs. Despite his difficulties, FatherChristmas completes his itinerary with his last stop being apparently Buckingham Palace . Upon returning home, FatherChristmas opens his own presents, grumpily disapproving of all his presents apart from a bottle of liquor from Fred. The book won the Library Association Kate Greenaway Medal for 1973. The book is followed by a sequel, FatherChristmas Goes on Holiday known as FatherChristmas Goes on Vacation in France. The two books were also adapted into an animated short entitled FatherChristmas 1991 film FatherChristmas . External links cite book title FatherChristmas author Raymond Briggs date 1997 08 26 publisher Random House Books for Young Readers isbn 0679887768 url http www.amazon.com dp 0679887768 Category Novels by Raymond Briggs Category 1973 novels Category British graphic novels Category Christmas graphic novels UK comics stub ... more details
Unreferenced date December 2006 Infobox Single Name FatherChristmas Cover Artist The Kinks from Album Misfits The Kinks album Misfits B side Prince of the Punks Released November 25, 1977 Recorded Begun 1976, completed October 1977 at Konk Studios, Hornsey, London Format 7 single Genre Rock music Rock , punk rock punk , Power Pop Length 3 45 Label Arista Records Arista 153 U.K. br Arista Records Arista AS 0296 U.S. Writer Ray Davies Producer Ray Davies Last single Juke Box Music br 1977 This single FatherChristmas br 1977 Next single A Rock n Roll Fantasy br 1978 FatherChristmas is a 1977 single by English group The Kinks . It tells of a department store FatherChristmas Santa Claus who is beaten up by a gang of poor kids who tell him to give them money instead of toys, as toys are impractical and asks that the toys be given to the little rich boys. At one point, a child asks the narrator to give his her father a job for Christmas. The song has been covered a number of times by bands including the Gigolo Aunts , Green Day , Warrant American band Warrant , Lit band Lit , Bowling For Soup , Save Ferris , Action Action , Everything band Everything and OK Go . The track appeared on several commercials in the US for the 2006 film Unaccompanied Minors . The track was included on the Arista compilation Come Dancing with The Kinks and is also available as a bonus track on the CD reissue of the Kinks 1978 album Misfits The Kinks album Misfits . The Kinks DEFAULTSORT FatherChristmas Song Category 1977 songs Category Christmas songs Category The Kinks songs Category Songs written by Ray Davies 1970s song stub nn FatherChristmas fi FatherChristmas kappale ... more details
Infobox Book name The FatherChristmas Letters title orig translator image File FatherChristmasLetters.JPG 180px image caption 1st edition author J. R. R. Tolkien br Edited by Baillie Tolkien illustrator cover artist country United Kingdom language English language English series genre Fantasy fiction publisher Houghton Mifflin 1976 br HarperCollins 2004 release date 1976, reprinted in 2004 english release date media type Print Hardcover Hardback & Paperback pages isbn ISBN 0 395 24981 3 1976 br ISBN 0 261 10386 5 2004 congress PZ7.T5744 Fat4 oclc 2603606 preceded by followed by The FatherChristmas Letters is a collection of Letter message letters written and illustrated by J. R. R. Tolkien between 1920 and 1942 for his children, from FatherChristmas . They tell of the adventures and misadventures of FatherChristmas and his helpers, including the North Polar Bear and his two sidekick cubs, Paksu and Valkotukka. Publication The Houghton Mifflin edition was released in 1976. Edited by Baillie Tolkien , the second wife of Christopher Tolkien , it includes illustrations by Tolkien for nearly all the letters however it omitted several letters and drawings. When the book was republished in 2004 it was retitled Letters from FatherChristmas and several letters and drawings not contained in the original edition were added. Editions cite book author J. R. R. Tolkien title FatherChristmas Letters year 1976 publisher Houghton Mifflin isbn 0 395 24981 3 cite book author J. R. R. Tolkien title Letters from FatherChristmas, Revised Edition year 1999 publisher Houghton Mifflin isbn 0 618 00937 X cite book author J. R. R. Tolkien title Letters from FatherChristmas year 2004 publisher HarperCollins isbn 0 261 10386 5 J. R. R. Tolkien Christmas DEFAULTSORT FatherChristmas Letters Category 1976 books Category Christmas fiction Category British children s books Category Collections ... Miko aja pt The FatherChristmas Letters ru fi Kirjeit Joulupukilta ... more details
Infobox Film name FatherChristmas image Briggssanta.jpg FAIR USE of Image Briggssanta.jpg see image ... English FatherChristmas is a 1991 animated short based on two books written by Raymond Briggs FatherChristmas graphic novel FatherChristmas and FatherChristmas Goes on Holiday , published in 1973 ... actor John McGuire actor John McGuire . FatherChristmas is voiced by comedian Mel Smith , and physically ... was later made featuring FatherChristmas from this film in a whole new scene, enjoying a Kit Kat after returning home. Plot FatherChristmas centres around the prospect of what Santa does with himself .... The film starts with FatherChristmas coming back from his annual Christmas Eve run, and relaxing ... some attention, even leading to speculation that he s FatherChristmas . He decides that it s time ... from the 1982 film meet FatherChristmas. He then makes his rounds delivering presents, with a snack ... Royal Family . FatherChristmas quickly flies off again, and makes it to the Buckingham Palace ... to other works It is suggested by a scene in the movie that FatherChristmas and The Snowman take ... suggested that the film takes place a year or so after The Snowman , as FatherChristmas mentions ... be seen wearing the scarf FatherChristmas gave him. It is also possible to spot Ernest the milkman ... missing are when FatherChristmas gets drunk, over eats, dances with the chorus girls in Vegas, and suffers ... bundled along with The Snowman . External links imdb title title FatherChristmas id 0180691 http www.toonhound.com briggsfather.htm FatherChristmas on Toonhound.com http www.youtube.com watch?v 1PskCngCha8 FatherChristmas KitKat advert on YouTube DEFAULTSORT FatherChristmas Category 1991 films ..., entertainment, golf courses, and cuisine extensively. After a kid suspects that he is FatherChristmas, he packs up and goes home, but not before paying the large hotel bill. He comes back to an overgrown ... from his relatives. Then he climbs into bed, wishing everyone a merry Christmas. The camera then zooms ... more details
Infobox single Name I Believe In FatherChristmas Cover Artist Greg Lake from Album Works Volume 2 B ... Last single This single Next single I Believe In FatherChristmas is a song by Greg Lake most famously ... it is often categorised as a Christmas song this was not Lake s intention. Lake claims to have written the song in protest at the commercialisation of Christmas . ref cite web title Greg comments about FatherChristmas work The Official Greg Lake Website url http www.greglake.com newsite html discpops ... title Peter comments about FatherChristmas work The Official Peter Sinfield Website Song Soup on Sea ... say it s politically incorrect to talk about Christmas, you ve got to talk about The Holiday Season . Christmas was a time of family warmth and love. There was a feeling of forgiveness, acceptance. And I do believe in FatherChristmas. blockquote The song was recorded by Lake in 1974 and released separately ... Records Group Sanctuary Records compilation A Classic Rock Christmas . The song has also appeared on several other ELP and Christmas compilation albums. Mostly notable of these re releases is a 1995 EP titled I Believe in FatherChristmas , which includes Lake s original single as well as the Works ... song stub 1970s single stub fr I Believe in FatherChristmas it I Believe in FatherChristmas ... charts . ref cite news last Adams first Owen title A song for a secular Christmas work Guardian Unlimited ... from some that it should not be shown with light hearted Christmas songs. These images of rocket ... Covers Toyah Wilcox recorded the song for her 1982 ITV television special Pop Goes Christmas . ref ... Paige recorded the song for her 1986 album Christmas Elaine Paige album Christmas Human Drama in 1990 ... of Christmas . 2008 Australian Idol winner Wes Carr recorded this song in 2009 for Sony Entertainment Australia s seasonal release Stars of Christmas . Six by Seven , included on UK radio station XFM s compilation It s a Cool, Cool Christmas . Scottish Rock Band Big Country incorporated the song ... more details
pp move indef File Morris Worm.jpg thumb Morris Worm source code disk at the Computer History Museum . File Conficker.svg thumb Spread of Conficker worm . A computerworm is a standalone malware computer program that replicates itself in order to spread to other computers. Often, it uses a computer network to spread itself. This is due to security shortcomings on the target computer. Unlike a computer ... computer to allow the creation of a zombie computers zombie computer under control of the worm author ... year 2007 isbn 9780314177193 ref See also Computer surveillance Computer virus Helpful worm E mail ... www.digitalthreat.net ?p 17 Worm Evolution Paper from Digital Threat Malware DEFAULTSORT ComputerWorm Category Computer worms Category Malware Link FA de ar az Soxulcan proqramlar zh min ... ja no Dataorm nn Dataorm pl Robak komputerowy pt Worm ru simple Computerworm ... almost always corrupt or modify files on a targeted computer. Payloads Many worms that have been ..., as the Morris worm and Mydoom showed, even these payload free worms can cause major disruption by increasing network traffic and other unintended effects. A Payload software payload is code in the worm designed to do more than spread the worm it might delete files on a host system e.g., the ExploreZip worm , encrypt files in a Cryptovirology cryptoviral extortion attack, or send documents via ... work date ref and the worm writers have been caught selling lists of IP address es of infected ... , there have been attempts to create useful worms. The Nachi worm Nachi family of worms, for example ... it, and did its work without the consent of the computer s owner or user. Some worms, such as XSS Worm XSS worms , have been written for research to determine the factors of how worms spread ... queue in the infected computer. Another study proposed what seems to be the first computerworm that operates on the second layer of the OSI model Data link Layer , it utilizes topology information ... more details
to be completely erased from the network. See also FatherChristmascomputerworm References reflist ...The WANK Worm was a computerworm that attacked Digital Equipment Corporation DEC OpenVMS VMS computers in 1989 over the DECnet . It was written in DIGITAL Command Language . Origin The worm is believed .... The federal police of Melbourne thought the worm was created by two Hacker computer security ... of peace for all, and then prepare for war. source The worm coincidentally appeared on a DECnet computer ... chapter 8.html Chapter 8 . ref Political message The WANK worm had a distinct political message attached, and it was the first major worm to have a political message. ref name Underground Introduction ... Killers. The following message appeared on infected computer s screen source lang text W O R M ... did , that the Plutonium spilled would cause widespread death to residents of Florida. The worm propagated ... and DECNET that had password identical to the usernames. The worm did not attack computers within DECnet area 48, which was New Zealand . A comment inside the worm source code at the point of this branch ... NASA that the worm attack was related to the anti nuclear protest. ref name Underground Chapter 1 Dreyfus ... of the worm to be detected was oilz , an Australian shorthand term for the band. ref Dreyfus, Suelette ... Computer Hackers juvenile delinquents or international saboteurs? , presented at the conference Internet ... between the networks was a pre arranged division of network addresses DECnet Areas . Thus, the worm, by picking a random target address, could affect both networks equally. The worm code included ..., the worm contained several features of an apparently playful nature. The words wank and wanked are slang terms used in many countries to refer to masturbation . In addition, the worm contained ... is watching YOU . The worm was also programmed to trick users into believing that files were being ... erased by the worm. anti WANK and WANK SHOT R. Kevin Oberman from DOE and John McMahon from NASA ... more details
Unreferenced date March 2010 Orphan date February 2009 W32.Alcra. F is a computerworm that is spread by Peer to peer file sharing p2p file sharing networks. It is regarded as a low risk virus and is usually detected by a virus scan. Effects The W32.Alcra. F worm saves a number of empty files and links to a computer and then attempts to connect to those links thus causing an error. Detection and removal A full system scan should find and remove this worm without much difficulty. Category Computer worms malware stub ... more details
The Kama Sutra Computerwormworm , also known as Blackworm, Nyxem, and Blackmal, is a type of malware , or malicious software that infects PCs using Microsoft Windows . Discovered January 16, 2006 Kama Sutra was designed to destroy common files such as Microsoft Word , Microsoft Excel Excel , and Microsoft PowerPoint PowerPoint documents when each computer s calendar hit February 3 and on the 3rd of each following month. The worm arrived via e mail, enticing computer users with promises of sexy pictures. The subject lines included School girl fantasies gone bad , Hot Movie , Crazy illegal Sex and Kama Sutra pics . But when users clicked on the attachment, they got an infected machine instead of pornography. Once executed, it can corrupt and overwrite the most common Windows file types .doc, .pdf, .zip, and .xls, among others. This means the data will be changed and will be unrecoverable. The worm also tries to disable antivirus software . See also Computerworm References cite news url http articles.cnn.com 2006 01 31 tech kamasutraworm 1 new worm lurhq destructive payload? s PM TECH title New worm relies on old trick date February 02, 2006 author Marsha Walton journal CNN Tech accessdate 2011 02 18 External links http edition.cnn.com 2006 TECH internet 02 03 wormstrike index.html CNN Kama Sutra worm hits home http www.pcworld.com article 127788 google accidentally sends out kama sutra worm.html Google Accidentally Sends Out Kama Sutra Worm http searchg.symantec.com search?q Kama Sutra worm&charset utf 8&proxystylesheet symc en US&client symc en US&hitsceil 100&site symc en US&output xml no dtd&context gbh&x 2&y 9 Symantec Security alert Category Computer worms ... more details
Netsky is a prolific family of computerworm s. The first variant appeared on Monday, February 16, 2004. The B variant was the first family member to find its way into mass distribution. It appeared on Wednesday, February 18, 2004. 18 year old Sven Jaschan of Germany confessed to having written these, and other worms, such as Sasser computerworm Sasser . Although individual functions vary widely from virus to virus, the Netsky family perhaps is most famous for comments contained within the code of its variants insulting the authors of the Bagle computerworm Bagle and Mydoom worm families and, in some cases, routines that removed versions of these viruses. ref http cnettv.cnet.com 2001 1 53 50005771.html ref The war as it was referred to in the media caused a steady increase in the number of variant viruses produced in these families. As of June 2004, Bagle had approximately 28, Netsky approximately 29, and MyDoom approximately 10. Other symptoms of Netsky included beeping sounds on specified dates, usually in the morning hours. The worm was sent out as an e mail , enticing recipients to open an attachment. Once opened, the attached program would scan the computer for e mail addresses and e mail itself to all addresses found. Until October 2006, the P variant of this virus remained the most prevalent virus being sent in e mail throughout the world, despite being over two and a half years old. ref http www.irishdev.com NewsArticle.aspx?id 4473 ref It was surpassed by a variant from the Stration malware family in November 2006. ref http www.sophos.com pressoffice news articles 2006 11 toptennov.html ref See also Timeline of notable computer viruses and worms Computer virus Computer worms Sasser computerworm References reflist External links http www.theregister.co.uk 2004 05 10 sasser worm arrest Netsky and Sasser author arrested http www.theregister.co.uk 2005 07 05 sasser trial begins Netsky and Sasser author trial Category Email worms de Netsky Computerwurm fr NetSky ... more details
infobox computer virus Fullname .ida Code Red Worm Common name Code Red Technical name CRv1 and CRv2 Aliases Family Classification Type Server Jamming Worm Subtype IsolationDate 13 July 2001 Origin Author Ports used OSes Filesize Language Code Red was a computerworm observed on the Internet on July ... u8190 u00c3 u0003 u8b00 u531b u53ff u0078 u0000 u00 a HTTP 1.0 The worm s payload is the string following the last N . Due to a buffer overflow, a vulnerable host interprets this string as computer instructions, propagating the worm. Similar worms Main Code Red II On August 4, 2001 Code Red II computer ... ILOVEYOU worm. See also Portal Computer security Notable computer viruses and worms Nimda Worm References ... Red worm was first discovered and researched by eEye Digital Security employees Marc Maiffret and Ryan Permeh. The worm was named the .ida Code Red worm because Mountain Dew Flavors and varieties ... with which the worm defaced websites. ref http research.eeye.com html advisories published AL20010717.html ANALYSIS .ida Code Red Worm , Code Red advisory, eEye Digital Security, 17 July 2001 ref Although the worm had been released on July 13, the largest group of infected computers was seen ... Red Worm CRv2 accessdate 2006 10 03 last Moore first David coauthors Colleen Shannon year 2001? work CAIDA Analysis ref How it worked Exploited vulnerability The worm exploited a vulnerability in the indexing ... Corporation, 18 June 2001 ref for which a patch had been available a month earlier. The worm spread ... string of the repeated character N to overflow a buffer, allowing the worm to execute arbitrary ... to the White House for his discovery. ref cite web last Lemos first Rob title Virulent worm ... Code Red publisher CNET News accessdate 14 March 2011 ref Worm payload The payload of the worm ... www.cert.org advisories CA 2001 19.html title CERT Advisory CA 2001 19 Code Red Worm Exploiting Buffer ... machines, the worm did not test to see if the server running on a remote machine was running ... more details
Sasser is a computerworm that affects computers running vulnerable versions of the Microsoft operating ... of the worm s infection of a given Personal Computer PC is the existence of the file tt C WIN.LOG ... in Windows XP. A second option to stop the worm from shutting down a computer is to change ... code DEFAULTSORT Sasser ComputerWorm Category Exploit based worms ca Sasser de Sasser fa fr ... Sasser was first noticed and started spreading on April 30, 2004. This worm was named Sasser ... Authority Subsystem Service on the affected operating systems. The worm scans different ranges of IP ... port 445. Microsoft s analysis of the worm indicates that it may also spread through port 139. Several ... security packages, prior to the release of the worm. Some technology specialists have speculated that the worm writers reverse engineered the patch to discover the vulnerability, which would open ... Air Lines having to cancel several trans atlantic flights because its computer systems had been swamped by the worm. The Nordic countries Nordic insurance company If and their Finnish owners Sampo ..., and Goldman Sachs , Deutsche Post , and the European Commission also all had issues with the worm ... was at first believed to have been authored in Russia by the same person s who created another worm usually referred to as Lovsan, MSBlast, or Blaster computerworm Blaster due to the media , a connection indicated by code similarities between the two, but on 7 May 2004, 18 year old Germany German computer science student Sven Jaschan from Rotenburg , Lower Saxony was arrested for writing the worm ... had created the worm. He further revealed that not only Sasser, but also Netsky.AC, a variant of the Netsky worm , was his creation. Another variation of Sasser, Sasser.E , was found to be circulating ... computer, much in the way Netsky does. Jaschan was tried as a minor because the German courts determined that he created the worm before he was 18. The worm itself had been released on his 18th ... more details
Computer virus Fullname W95 Hybris Common name Hybris Technical name W95 Hybris mm Aliases Snow White, Hahaha Family Hybris Classification Worm Type Mass mailer Subtype Win32 worm IsolationDate September 2001 Isolation Unknown Origin Brazil Author Vecna Hybris , also known as Snow White, Vecna.22528, and Full Moon, is a computerworm believed to be written by Brazilian virus writer Vecna virus writer Vecna , member of the computer virus writing group 29A . It first appeared in September 2000 and became more common in January 2001. Hybris is probably best remembered for the e mail it distributes itself in, typically coming from hahaha sexyfun.net. Malicious plug ins enhanced Hybris s functionality to include various other e mail types. Other plugin functionalities include a spinning wheel of hypnosis. The name Hybris originates from the text within the virus HYBRIS c Vecna . External links http www.f secure.com v descs hybris.shtml F Secure Description http www.cert.org incident notes IN 2001 02.html CERT Open mail relays used to deliver Hybris Worm http www.theregister.co.uk 2001 01 10 vandals behind spread of hybris The Register Vandals behind spread of Hybris worm named Category Email worms malware stub ... more details
Image MyLife.gif thumb right The B variant picture MyLife , discovered by MessageLabs in 2002, ref http www.symantec.com security response writeup.jsp?docid 2002 030712 1657 99 W32.MyLife mm , Symantec, updated February 13, 2007. ref ref http antivirus.about.com library weekly aa030802a.htm MyLife Worm , About.com. ref is a computer worm that spreads itself by sending email to the addresses found in Microsoft Outlook s contacts list. Written in Visual Basic , it displays an image of a girl holding a flower while it attempts to delete files with certain filename extension s. It is named for a phrase appearing in the subject lines of the emails it sends. A variant, MyLife.B, also called the Bill Clinton worm , instead uses a subject line bill caricature and displays a cartoon image of Bill Clinton playing a saxophone . ref http antivirus.about.com library weekly aa032202a.htm W32.MyLife.B , About.com. ref ref http www.computerweekly.com Articles 2002 03 22 185995 virus alert beware bill clinton worm.htm Virus alert Beware Bill Clinton worm . Computer Weekly , March 22, 2002. ref Many ref http virusall.com w32mylifem.shtml M N variant screenshots ref If it goes up to N, that is many variants. There might be ones after N additional variants have been reported. ref http news.zdnet.co.uk internet 0,1000000097,2107612,00.htm MyLife variant viruses spawned over Easter , ZDNet , April 2, 2002. ref ref http www.theregister.co.uk 2002 04 02 undead virus infects the dimwitted Undead virus infects the dim witted , The Register , April 2, 2002. ref ref http online.wsj.com article SB1019840514212606280.html A new form of computer worm may slip past antivirus scanners , Wall Street Journal , April 26, 2002. ref When the infected file is run, and the picture is closed, the worm runs its payload. MyLife checks the current date. If the minute value is higher or at 45, the worm searches the C directory and deletes .SYS files, .COM files and the same in D Drives. References reflist Cate ... more details
Multiple issues wikify March 2012 no footnotes March 2010 orphan February 2009 The Voyager worm is a computerworm that was posted on the Internet on October 31, 2005, and is designed to target Oracle databases. Known variants First, non malicious, example October 31, 2005 Second example December 29, 2005, which attempts to stop remote Oracle listeners on machines that have not been properly secured. Affected platforms Any Operating System running Oracle Database s Actions The October 31 variant has a harmless payload, but could easily be modified. The December 29, 2005 version attempts to create private database links in affected databases, but the procedure to spread is missing. If activated, it will grant DBA to PUBLIC. An AFTER LOGON trigger may run which performs a Google search for its own code. The worm code tries to mail the username and password hashes to larry oracle.com and oracle random ip . It tricks the listener to reset the password for a well known database user. The clear intention is to increase the chances of successfully creating a private link to the database. Application Security Inc. 2006 . http www.appsecinc.com resources alerts oracle 2006 01A.shtml New Oracle Voyager Worm Variant . Retrieved Jan. 11 2006. Spread The October 31 variant tries to find other Oracle databases in the same subnet and uses private database links to connect to remote databases. The December 29 variant was posted incomplete, without a spreading mechanism. Outbreaks October 31, 2005 &ndash First posted on the Internet December 29, 2005 &ndash Malicious variant incomplete posted on the Internet External links http www.oracle.com technology deploy security db security index.html ... oracle 2006 01A.shtml Voyager worm described at Application Security Inc. http www.red database security.com advisory oracle worm voyager.html Analysis Voyager worm at Red Database Security GmbH Category Computer worms ... more details
ref improve date April 2012 Cabir also known as Caribe , SybmOS Cabir , Symbian Cabir and EPOC.cabir is the name of a computer worm developed in 2004 that is designed to infect mobile phones running Symbian OS . It is believed to be the first computer worm that can infect mobile phones . When a phone is infected with Cabir, the message Caribe is displayed on the phone s display, and is displayed every time the phone is turned on. The worm then attempts to spread to other phones in the area using wireless Bluetooth signals. The worm was not sent out into the wild, but sent directly to anti virus firms, who believe Cabir in its current state is harmless. However, it does prove that mobile phones are also at risk from virus writers. Experts also believe that the worm was developed by a group who call themselves 29A , a group of international hackers, as a proof of concept worm in order to catch world attention. The worm can attack and replicate on Bluetooth enabled Series 60 phones. The worm tries to send itself to all Bluetooth enabled devices that support the Object Push Profile , which can also be non Symbian phones, desktop computers or even printers. Symantec reports that the worm spreads as a .SIS file installed in the Apps directory. Cabir does not spread if the user does not accept the file transfer or does not agree with the installation, though some older phones would keep on displaying popups, as Cabir re sent itself, rendering the UI useless until yes is clicked. F Secure reports that some phones, at least, warn the user about an unverified supplier. ref http www.f secure.com v descs cabir.shtml F Secure ref So, like many other worms, this sample also needs a good portion of Social engineering computer security social engineering to reach its goal. While the worm is considered harmless because it replicates but does not perform any other activity, it will result in shortened battery life on portable devices due to constant scanning for other Bluetooth enabl ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 Computer virus Fullname Mumu Common name Mumu Technical name BAT Mumu. A Family Mumu Aliases Muma Classification ComputerwormWorm Type Microsoft Windows Windows Subtype Network share IsolationDate June 2003 Isolation Unknown Origin China Author Unknown Mumu is a computerworm that was isolated in June 2003. Description Mumu consists of a mix of malicious files and actual utilities. Because of the easily customised nature of this worm, many variants have been discovered, but most are generically detected under the Mumu. A name. The lone exception is Mumu.B computerworm Mumu.B , which is detected separately by most antivirus programs. The standard Mumu package consists of the following A range of malicious batch file s A number of grey area batch files, which use the utilities included in the Mumu package in a malicious way pcGhost and or an nVidia utility, both of which are legitimate utilities Other various legitimate utilities A number of text files As previously mentioned, this varies by version. Mumu spreads by scanning IP addresses for open administrative network share s. It then attempts to guess the password to gain access and copy itself over. Heavy correlation of Mumu infections with infections of the Valla virus Valla virus have been observed. It is suspected that Mumu caused a resurgence in Valla infections after Valla infected one of the .exe files included in the Mumu package. Previous to this, Valla was considered obsolete. It now ranks among the most reported viruses on the WildList . External links http www.symantec.com avcenter venc data bat.mumu.a.worm.removal.tool.html Mumu removal tool http securityresponse.symantec.com avcenter venc data bat.mumu.a.worm.html Symantec http www.sophos.com virusinfo analyses batmumua.html Sophos http vil.nai.com vil content v 100349.htm McAfee http www.f secure.com v descs muma.shtml Muma Category Exploit based worms malware stub ... more details
The Blaster Worm also known as Lovsan , Lovesan or MSBlast was a computerworm that spread on computers ... web url http www.cert.org advisories CA 2003 20.html title CERT Advisory CA 2003 20 W32 Blaster worm publisher Cert.org date accessdate 2010 09 23 ref The worm was first noticed and started spreading ... 13, 2003. Filtering by ISPs and widespread publicity about the worm curbed the spread of Blaster ... the B variant of the Blaster worm he admitted responsibility and was sentenced to an 18 month ... techwatch archives 001035.html title Blaster worm author gets jail time publisher infoworld ... 09 23 ref The worm spread by exploiting a buffer overflow discovered by the Polish cracking group Last ... MS03 039.mspx MS03 039 . This allowed the worm to spread without users opening attachments simply ... title W32.Blaster.Worm publisher Symantec date accessdate 2010 09 23 ref The worm was programmed to start .... Microsoft temporarily shut down the targeted site to minimize potential effects from the worm. The worm contains two messages in its source code. The first blockquote I just want to say LOVE YOU SAN soo much blockquote is why the worm is sometimes called the Lovesan worm. The second blockquote ... is a message to Bill Gates , the co founder of Microsoft and the target of the worm. The worm also ... Side effects Although the worm can only spread on systems running Windows 2000 or Windows XP 32 ... x64 Edition Windows XP 64 bit , and Windows Server 2003 . In particular, the worm does not spread ... web url http about threats.trendmicro.com ArchiveMalware.aspx?language us&name WORM MSBLAST.A title ... without users Welcome Screen. Citation needed date March 2009 The Welchia worm had a similar effect. No more than a year later, the Sasser worm surfaced, which caused a similar message to appear. See also Portal Computer security Helpful worm List of convicted computer criminals Spam electronic Spam Timeline of notable computer viruses and worms References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Blaster Computer ... more details
About the computerworm the bread product Bagel Bagle also known as Beagle is a mass mailing computerworm affecting all versions of Microsoft Windows . The first strain, Bagle.A , did not propagate widely. A second variant, Bagle.B , is considerably more virulent. Bagle uses its own SMTP engine to Bulk e mail software mass mail itself as an attachment to recipients gathered from the infected computer. It copies itself to the Windows system directory Bagle.A as tt bbeagle.exe tt , Bagle.B as tt au.exe tt and opens a Backdoor computing backdoor on TCP port 6777 Bagle.A or 8866 Bagle.B . It does not mail itself to addresses containing certain strings such as hotmail.com , msn.com , microsoft or avp . The initial strain, Bagle.A, was first sighted on January 18, 2004. It was not widespread and stopped spreading after January 28, 2004. The second strain, Bagle.B, was first sighted on February 17, 2004. It was much more widespread and appeared in large numbers Network Associates rated it a medium threat. It is designed to stop spreading after February 25, 2004. Subsequent variants have later been discovered. Although they have not all been successful, a number remain notable threats. Some of these variants contain the text Greetz to antivirus companies In a difficult world, In a nameless time, I want to survive, So, you will be mine Bagle Author, 29.04.04, Germany. Which makes some people think the worm originated in Germany. Since 2004, the threat risk from these variants has been changed to low due to decreased prevalence. However, Windows users are warned to watch out for it. Botnet ... Computerworm . It was estimated that the botnet was responsible for about 10.39 of the worldwide ... messages a day, or about 4.3 of the global spam volume. ref name messagelabs See also Netsky computerworm Botnet Malware E mail spam Internet crime Internet security References reflist Botnets DEFAULTSORT Bagle ComputerWorm Category Computer network security Category Multi agent systems Category ... more details
single source date January 2012 Infobox computer virus Image Common name Oompa Loompa Technical name Leap.A Aliases span span OSX Oomp A Intego Family Classification Unknown Type Trojan horse computing Trojan horse Subtype Malware IsolationDate Origin Unknown Author The Oompa Loompa malware, also called OSX Oomp A or Leap.A , is an application infecting, LAN spreading worm for Mac OS X , discovered by the Apple Inc. Apple security firm Intego on February 14, 2006. ref name LeapAworm citation url http www.intego.com news pr76.asp title New Mac OS X Trojan Horse Oompa Loompa, also called OSX Oomp A or Leap.A publisher Intego date 2006 02 14 accessdate 2012 01 20 ref Leap cannot spread over the Internet , and can only spread over a local area network reachable using the Bonjour software Bonjour protocol. On most networks this limits it to a single Internet Protocol IP subnetwork subnet . Delivery and infection The Leap worm is delivered over the iChat instant messaging program as a gzip compressed tar file format tar file called tt latestpics.tgz tt . For the worm to take effect, the user must manually invoke it by opening the tar file and then running the disguised executable within. The executable is disguised with the standard icon of an image file, and claims to show a preview of Apple s next OS. Once it is run, the virus will attempt to infect the system. For non admin users, it will prompt for the computer s administrator password in order to gain the privilege to edit the system configuration. It doesn t infect applications on disk, but rather when they are loaded, by using a system facility called apphook . Leap only infects Cocoa API Cocoa applications, and it does not infect applications owned by the system including the apps that come pre installed on a new machine ... Allow this user to administer this computer. At least one admin account must remain on the system in order ... article 49459 2006 02 leapafaq.html Leap A malware what you need to know Category Computer worms ... more details
Portal Computer security Samy also known as JS.Spacehero ref name sophos cite web url http www.sophos.com virusinfo analyses jsspaceheroa.html title JS Spacehero A, Sophos threat analysis publisher Sophos ref was an XSS worm developed to propagate across the MySpace social networking site. At the time of release, it gained significant media attention. Samy Kamkar , the author of the worm, entered a plea agreement on January 31, 2007 to a felony charge. ref cite web publisher Techspot.com title MySpace speaks about Samy Kamkar s sentencing first Justin date 2007 01 31 last Mann url http www.techspot.com news 24226 myspace speaks about samy kamkars sentencing.html ref The action resulted in Kamkar being sentenced to three years probation , 90 days community service , and an undisclosed amount of restitution. The worm carried a Payload software payload that would display the string but most of all, Samy is my hero on a victim s profile. When a user viewed that profile, they would have the payload planted on their page. Within just 20 hours ref name namb.la cite web url http namb.la popular tech.html title MySpace Worm Explanation ref of its October 4, 2005 release, over one million users had run the payload, ref cite web url http it.slashdot.org it 05 10 14 126233.shtml?tid 172&tid 95&tid 220 publisher Slashdot title Cross Site Scripting Worm Floods MySpace ref making Samy one of the fastest spreading Computer virus Cross site scripting virus viruses of all time. ref http net security.org dl articles WHXSSThreats.pdf ref Execution of the payload resulted in a friend request automatically being made to the author of the Computer virus Cross site scripting virus virus and in messages containing the payload being left on the profiles of the friends of the victim. MySpace has secured their site against the vulnerability that allowed the attack however, the phrase Samy is my hero ... Samy Xss Category Computer worms Category Myspace Category JavaScript id Samy XSS ... more details
Infobox Album See Wikipedia WikiProject Albums Name For Father Type studio Artist Stephen Simmonds Cover Father Stephen Simmonds.jpg Released 2002 Genre Soul music Soul pop music pop , contemporary R&B R&B Label Diesel Music Sony Music Last album Simmonds Alone Alone Spirit Tales br 1997 2000 This album For Father br 2002 Next album This Must Be Ground br 2004 For Father is the second album by Stephen Simmonds . Track listing Beautiful Day Nevermind Where Is Your Heart Let Me Touch 04 For Father I Can t Do That Always In My Head America To Africa The Love Is Gone I Miss You If I Was Your Man More To Do Singles I Can t Do That Let Me Touch For Father Category 2002 albums Category Stephen Simmonds albums 2000s RnB album stub ... more details
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