Anti-Santy Worm Patches phpBB Flaw 245
sebFlyte writes "Interesting Santy worm story -- there's now an anti-Santy worm proliferating, which spreads the same way as a normal worm, but rather than killing machines or taking control of them, it gives them security updates..." We mentioned the Santy worm about ten days ago.
Aren't... (Score:5, Funny)
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I can imagine explaining this... (Score:5, Funny)
If the anti-Santy worm... (Score:5, Funny)
Re:White Worms (Score:5, Funny)
Good Worms, Bad Worms (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Well, in that case... (Score:5, Funny)
Sure, and thanks! I appreciate it. My ip is 127.0.0.1. Let me know if you find anything worth patching!
What? That doesn't exist! (Score:5, Funny)
Fiorello: "Ha-ha-ha-ha-ha. You can't fool me...there ain't no Sanity Clause."
Re:Well, in that case... (Score:5, Funny)
Updating (Score:1, Funny)
Re:Concealed ends? (Score:1, Funny)
Of course it hasn't been "investigated thoroughly."
Re:White Worms (Score:2, Funny)
If, somehow, you get infected by a worm, or maybe Juiblex, remember to use a unicorn horn immediately, or eat some eucalyptus leaves if you have them handy. (Tip: you can generate lots by shattering boulders, stone-to-fleshing the resultant rocks and polymorphing the resulting meatballs. It may take several tries.) Or, you could cast or zap cure disease.
Good luck fighting these worms. They are surely a menace.
Sincerely,
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Re:Concealed ends? (Score:4, Funny)
Even better, if it managed to infect MS source then Windows would become GPL!!
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Re:Worm Racism? (Score:1, Funny)
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Re:White Worms (Score:2, Funny)
It is routine security practice to test patches to ensure they do not have unintended consequences. A worm bypasses the system operator, and is therefore unacceptable.
As I closed in the original post, the situation is highly hypothetical and it is unlikely a system under such close management would be unlikely to be in the spread vector of a worm (i.e. it's probably not running an unsafe email client or unnecessary/unmonitored services). Nonetheless, responsibility for the security of a node rests with the operator of the node. A white worm has no more right or authority to enter uninvited than any other worm or virus.
Re:White Worms (Score:2, Funny)
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