Chuck Norris Attacks Linux-Based Routers, Modems 193
angry tapir writes "Discovered by Czech researchers, the Chuck Norris botnet has been spreading by taking advantage of poorly configured routers and DSL modems. The malware got the Chuck Norris moniker from a programmer's Italian comment in its source code: 'in nome di Chuck Norris,' which means 'in the name of Chuck Norris.' Chuck Norris is unusual in that it infects DSL modems and routers rather than PCs. It installs itself on routers and modems by guessing default administrative passwords and taking advantage of the fact that many devices are configured to allow remote access."
As far as misleading headlines go (Score:5, Funny)
this one really takes the cake!
Re:As far as misleading headlines go (Score:5, Funny)
Actually, I think Chuck Norris would take the cake and use it to asphyxiate the headline, before drop-kicking said headline into the sun.
Is anything (Score:3, Funny)
the REAL Chuck Noris (Score:5, Funny)
Re:I wonder (Score:4, Funny)
Stupid jokes incoming in 3...2...1... (Score:3, Funny)
Not even Bruce Schneier [schneierfacts.com] can protect your router from Chuck.
Re:Is anything (Score:1, Funny)
Only Chuck Norris is safe from Chuck Norris.
Re:And will the Bruce Lee Bot Net be fighting it? (Score:5, Funny)
Will it be involved in some botnet tournament, fighting over Linksys, D-Link and Netgear routers in a winner takes all competition?
That would be the "Highlander" botnet
Re:the REAL Chuck Noris (Score:5, Funny)
There is no password behind Chuck Norris' router, there is only another fist.
Re:Stupid jokes incoming in 3...2...1... (Score:5, Funny)
In other news, an Italian programmer was found dead after taking Chuck Norris's name in vain.
Re:As far as misleading headlines go (Score:5, Funny)
I've also got to question the sense of naming a botnet like this. Sure it's memorable, but what's to stop Chuck Norris from taking legal action against the researchers who coined the name? I certainly wouldn't want my name associated with a criminal enterprise.
...Chuck Norris is a fictional charactor...
Wow, wasn't aware Chuck Norris was a botnet (Score:5, Funny)
Am I the only one who was entirely terrified by this headline?
Re:As far as misleading headlines go (Score:5, Funny)
Actually, I think Chuck Norris would take the cake and use it to asphyxiate the headline, before roundhouse kicking said headline into the sun.
Fixed that for you.
Re:Stupid jokes incoming in 3...2...1... (Score:5, Funny)
...with the impression of a foot in the side of his head
Re:As far as misleading headlines go (Score:2, Funny)
Bigger problem is the inability to change your vote, and locating positive and negative mods in close proximity to each other so it's easy to accidentally mod someone up/down with no recourse.
Re:the REAL Chuck Noris (Score:5, Funny)
His last hub was only rebooted once. Rebooted into the sun.
Re:Is anything (Score:5, Funny)
Have we found his one weakness? (Score:3, Funny)
That would have made Bruce Lee's job a lot easier.
Re:As far as misleading headlines go (Score:5, Funny)
...Chuck Norris is a fictional charactor...
Thats what they said about the fist in his beard
Chuck Norris... (Score:3, Funny)
doesn't need computers in his Botnet, he just ...er infects routers and modems...
and my all time favorite:
Chuck Norris doesn't do push ups. He pushes the planet down.
Re:As far as misleading headlines go (Score:2, Funny)
Yes, he is played by Bruce Schneier.
Re:Source code? (Score:1, Funny)
You get the comments when you dissasemble the binary? O_o I want that tool!
Chuck Norris will want Forced Vengeance (1982)... (Score:4, Funny)
Jack Bauer (Score:3, Funny)
Jack Bauer could do better than Chuck Norris. :-P
There goes my karma (Score:2, Funny)
Hook, line and sinker ... I'm a sucker for CH jokes:
1. Who's the only person who can slam a revolving door? A: Chuck Norris
2. When an episode of Walker Texas Ranger was aired in France, the French surrendered to Chuck Norris just to be on the safe side.
3. Superman can compress coal into diamonds. Pffft. Chuck Norris can stretch diamonds back out into coal.
4. Chuck Norris maintains a concealed weapons license in all 50 states just to legally wear pants.
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