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Other => Computer News => Topic started by: Corrosive on December 23, 2004, 12:57:48 PM

Title: Attn: PHP based forum admins
Post by: Corrosive on December 23, 2004, 12:57:48 PM

The Santy worm uses Google in order to find PHP-based forums so that it can effectively take them offline, before using your server and bandwith to seek out more forums.

The BBC News article: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4117711.stm

phpBB Advice: http://www.phpbb.com/phpBB/viewtopic.php?f=14&t=248046

Title: Re: Attn: PHP based forum admins
Post by: merlin_2 on December 23, 2004, 01:03:19 PM

http://www.zdnet.com.au/news/security/0,2000061744,39175014,00.htm