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August 2006 - bits and bytes

  • Gromozon Rootkit

    The present king of nasties emerged from a domain called Gromozon from which the rootkit received it's name. Marco Giuliani (EraserHW) describes how the threat works. Details: Wilders Security Forum topic: On a related note, Sophos has released a free...
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  • bleedingsnort domain alert

    Bleeding Snort owned the "bleedingsnort.org" domain but unintentionally let it expire, they have released an alert titled " Domain Gone ." http://www.bleedingsnort.com/article.php?story=20060731094455549 Someone else purchased the...
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  • The Guardian serves up Zango?

    Video nasty, adware nastier say experts of Guardian.co.uk ad By Will Sturgeon Published: Monday 14 August 2006 "In order to view video clips of car smashes and accidents, or download games and screensavers on Zango.com users must install a file called...