Re: Code Red II inspired by both Code Red and sadmind/IIS

From: Nick FitzGerald (nick@virus-l.demon.co.uk)
Date: Fri Aug 10 2001 - 05:40:47 PDT

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    Denis Normand <normandat_private> wrote:
    
    > On July 2, I posted a message on this list about a side effect of
    > sadmind/IIS where, under some configuration, root.exe was left behind in
    > the /MSADC/ virtual folder. From the uniattack.pl script of sadmind/IIS,
    > this side effect seems unintentionnal. I was very surprised to see that
    > what was a side effect in sadmind/IIS is actually one of the core
    > purpose of CR2!
    > 
    > This leads me to think that the author of Code Red II was not only
    > inspired by Code Red, but by sadmind/IIS as well.
    
    ...except that the "copy cmd.exe to root.exe" payload is entirely 
    unnecessary give the much larger backdoor that it opens up...
    
    
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    Nick FitzGerald
    Computer Virus Consulting Ltd.
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