1/25/08

Mystery Malware Affecting Linux/Apache Web...

Lisah writes "Reports are beginning to surface that some Web servers running Linux and Apache are unwittingly infecting thousands of computers, exploiting vulnerabilities in QuickTime, Yahoo! Messenger, and Windows. One way to tell if your machine is infected is if you're unable to create a directory name beginning with a numeral<br /><br />Posted in <strong><a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/blogs/http://www.journalhome.com/billhutchison">Bill Hutchison's YWAM Blog- JournalHome.com</a></strong> (<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://technorati.com/search/http%3A%2F%2Fwww.journalhome.com%2Fbillhutchison" style="color:#390;"><img src="http://static.technorati.com/images/bubble_h11.gif" alt="View Technorati URL search" style="border:none;"/> 44 links from 15 sites</a>) by <a rel="nofollow" class="byline" title="View billhutchison's profile">billhutchison</a><br /><br /><img width="1" height="1" src="http://static.technorati.com/y/104001580.gif?anM9MCZyZWY9YXBpfC9zZWFyY2g/cXVlcnk9bWFsd2FyZSZsYW5ndWFnZT1lbiZrZXk9YmYyMjQ5ZjVhOTRmMzY1MmZjNjc0ODBjZWExYjg0MjQmZm9ybWF0PXJzc3wyMHxodHRwOi8vd3d3LmpvdXJuYWxob21lLmNvbS9XZWJEZXZlbG9wZXIvNTIyNTYvbXlzdGVyeS1tYWx3YXJlLWFmZmVjdGluZy1saW51eGFwYWNoZS13ZWItc2VydmVycy5odG1sJnZpc2l0b3JpZD0tJnVzZXJpZD0tJnNlc3Npb25pZD00NGNiMGVjOWIxODE5M2Y3Njg5ZGI4YTUwZWRkMmEyZCZ1c2VyY2xhc3M9MSZhYmNsYXNzPWImYWJzd2l0Y2g9YiZtZW1iZXI9LQ=="/>