Tuesday, August 24, 2004

The Peeping Tom worm

A worm that has the capability of using webcams to spy on users is circulating across the Net. Rbot-GR, the latest variant of a prolific worm series, spreads via network shares, exploiting a number of Microsoft security vulnerabilities to drop a backdoor Trojan horse program on vulnerable machines as it propagates, but Rbot-GR comes pre-loaded with functionality specifically designed to control webcam and microphones.

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