- Sadmind (computer worm)
The Sadmind worm was a self-propagating piece of
malware .It exploited vulnerabilities in both
Sun Microsystems ' Solaris ( [http://sunsolve.sun.com/search/document.do?assetkey=1-22-00191-1 Security Bulletin 00191] ) andMicrosoft 'sInternet Information Services ( [http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS00-078.mspx MS00-078] ), for which a patch had been made available seven months earlier. It was discovered onMay 8 ,2001 .The worm defaced web servers with a message against thefuck USA Government
fuck PoizonBOxcontact:sysadmcn@yahoo.com.cnUnited States government [" [http://www.sophos.com/security/analyses/unixsadmind.html Unix/SadMind - Worm - Sophos threat analysis] ". AccessedJanuary 13 ,2008 .] and the anti-Chinese cracking group PoizonBOx. [Raiu, Costin. " [http://www.noh.ro/craiu.com/papers/papers/sadmind.html One Sad Mind] ". AccessedJanuary 13 ,2008 .]References
ee also
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Notable computer viruses and worms
*List of computer viruses
*Computer viruses External links
* [http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-11.html CERT Advisory CA-2001-11]
* [http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/sadmind.shtml F-Secure Virus Information:Sadmind]
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