AplusWebMaster
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FYI…
- http://www.techweb.com/article/printableAr…_section=700028
July 17, 2006
"A worm spreading through MySpace is embedding JavaScript code into users' profiles that redirects visitors to a site claiming the U.S. government was behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a security company warned Monday. The unnamed worm isn't malicious, said Symantec researchers, but the malformed Shockwave Flash (.swf) file containing the payload embeds JavaScript into the profile of any MySpace user who views the .swf file. "This script code would then be interpreted by any user who visited the site, allowing sensitive data to be stolen, such as a hash value required to carry out operations as a user," said Symantec. Currently, that access is being used only to spread the JavaScript code to other profiles on the popular social network site. An independent researcher has dissected the .swf file and commented on the code; his analysis is available here*…"
* http://kinematictheory.phpnet.us/
…Yet another "conspiracy theory" - this one has some "extra" added.
- http://www.techweb.com/article/printableAr…_section=700028
July 17, 2006
"A worm spreading through MySpace is embedding JavaScript code into users' profiles that redirects visitors to a site claiming the U.S. government was behind the 9/11 terrorist attacks, a security company warned Monday. The unnamed worm isn't malicious, said Symantec researchers, but the malformed Shockwave Flash (.swf) file containing the payload embeds JavaScript into the profile of any MySpace user who views the .swf file. "This script code would then be interpreted by any user who visited the site, allowing sensitive data to be stolen, such as a hash value required to carry out operations as a user," said Symantec. Currently, that access is being used only to spread the JavaScript code to other profiles on the popular social network site. An independent researcher has dissected the .swf file and commented on the code; his analysis is available here*…"
* http://kinematictheory.phpnet.us/
…Yet another "conspiracy theory" - this one has some "extra" added.