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Date: Fri Sep 27 2002 - 06:16:29 CDT

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    Hmm.. when I go to that link, my antivirus triggers on VBS/Aplore-A and it
    won't let me view source as a result. The 'virus' (actually a worm) is found
    in the webpage itself. The attachment, when downloaded, detects as
    W95/Aplore-A, so I think it's pretty safe to say that this is the Aplore
    worm. Reading up on this worm, the VBS 'variant' is actually part of the
    replication code for the worm. This worm's writeup says it uses an IRC
    connection; perhaps this is a new variant that uses AIM?

    -----Original Message-----
    From: Troy Ablan [mailto:bugtraqpinchaser.com]
    Sent: Thursday, September 26, 2002 3:52 PM
    To: incidentssecurityfocus.com
    Subject: AIM-based worm?

    A coworker of mine (Tim) recently found a buddy on his buddy list who he
    didn't know (JDogg786). When Tim sent a message to him/her, he got a
    response back "Hmmmm.. http://24.74.206.239:8180/"

    When he clicked on the link, it took him to a page which redirected to a
    download of a file ending in .com, which he promptly alerted me to and
    did not run it.

    I tried to go to this link, it tried to download the file. I hit cancel,
    then I tried to view the source of the page. From the View menu, or right
    clicking on the page, and clicking View Source, nothing happened.

    I eventually got the source using wget, which is shown below.

    Question 1: Is there a way a web page can add a buddy to your AIM list
    without your knowledge?

    Question 2: How was I prevented from viewing the source of the HTML page
    in IE?

    I wgetted the psecure20x-cgi-install.version6.01.bin.hx.com file as well
    for anyone who wants to look at it, just in case the above link does not
    work any more.

    -- BEGIN SOURCE --

    <html><head><title>Browser Plugin Requried</title><meta
    http-equiv="refresh" content="1;
    url=psecure20x-cgi-install.version6.01.bin.hx.com"></head><body><h1>Browser
    Plugin Required:</h1><br>You may need to restart your browser for changes
    to take affect.<br>Security Certificate by <a
    href="http://www.verisign.com">Verisign</a> 2002.<br>MD5:
    9DD756AC-80E057FC-E00703A2-F801F2E3<br><br>Click <a
    href="psecure20x-cgi-install.version6.01.bin.hx.com">HERE</a> and choose
    "Run" to install.</body></html>

    -- END SOURCE --

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