Web counter in the new Swen/Gibe.F worm
Hi,
Joe Stewart of Lurhq.com has made an interesting discovery about the new
Swen/Gibe.F worm that started circulating today: When the worm infects
a new machine, it hits a Web counter.
The URL of the counter is:
http://ww2.fce.vutbr.cz/bin/counter.gif/link=bacillus&width=6&set=cnt006
If this URL wraps in your email reader, here's a shorter version:
http://tinyurl.com/nufo
At 2:30 EST, the counter is about 615,000.
Here's a bit more about the worm:
http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5078696.html
The server log entries for this counter might prove interesting to virus
researchers. These entries could provide data for a statistical study
of computer worm transmissions. Perhaps the Vutbr.cz Web site would be
willing to go public with this information.
Richard M. Smith
http://www.ComputerBytesMan.com