phpBB virus... look at this..

[Erwin]

Doing a search for this - "NeverEverNoSanity WebWorm generation 24"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...on+24%22&meta=

gives 2 sites that have been infected by Generation 24.

However, no sites come up for "NeverEverNoSanity WebWorm generation 25"

[AWS]

Originally Posted by Erwin

Doing a search for this - "NeverEverNoSanity WebWorm generation 24"
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...on+24%22&meta=

gives 2 sites that have been infected by Generation 24.

However, no sites come up for "NeverEverNoSanity WebWorm generation 25"

That's because Google blocked it. If they didn't we'd probably see many more generations.

I run a phpbb forum on a private site and I removed it when a forum I visit was hacked. I don't think it could be found in Google, but, I took no chances and removed it.

[Erwin]

Ahhh... makes sense.

[nghiasi]

hopefully vbulletin won't get into this problem.

[Link14716]

The problem doesn't affect vBulletin.

Anyways, http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&l...22&btnG=Search shows some results now.

EDIT: Seems to go all the way to generation 29 now. Eeek.

[AN-net]

was gaia online attacked cause there is a critical error on their site saying it cant connect to database?

[Michael Morris]

This particular exploit can't hit vbulletin, but you can guarantee there are - for lack of a better word - +++++++s - who are trying to find such an exploit in the vbulletin code. It's how they get their rocks off because finding a girlfriend is completely beyond them.

[Floris]

Originally Posted by Michael Morris

This particular exploit can't hit vbulletin, but you can guarantee there are - for lack of a better word - +++++++s - who are trying to find such an exploit in the vbulletin code. It's how they get their rocks off because finding a girlfriend is completely beyond them.

Here are some official reads about the PHP issue pointed out in this thread and the more ontopic issue: phpBB worm.

PHP Vulnerabilities in <= 4.3.9 and <= 5.0.2
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=123531

How to avoid being damaged by the phpBB worm
http://www.vbulletin.com/forum/showthread.php?t=124008

[Michael Morris]

That's for the links Floris.

My comment still stands though - while all known vulnerabilities are patched, that doesn't mean that tomorrow the script-kiddies won't find a hole. It is sad though that some people waste their time destroying other folks work.

One of the regulars at EN World lost his entire campaign site to this worm. Say what you will about the failure to keep backups, it's still sad to see this happen so needlessly.

[Erwin]

Originally Posted by Michael Morris

That's for the links Floris.

My comment still stands though - while all known vulnerabilities are patched, that doesn't mean that tomorrow the script-kiddies won't find a hole. It is sad though that some people waste their time destroying other folks work.

One of the regulars at EN World lost his entire campaign site to this worm. Say what you will about the failure to keep backups, it's still sad to see this happen so needlessly.

Always have backups.