Internet Anthropologist Think Tank: Ops and Intel Update

Overhaul of net addresses begins
Network cables, BBC
The net's core address books are being updated
The first big steps on the road to overhauling the net's core addressing system have been taken.

On Monday the master address books for the net are being updated to include records prepared in a new format known as IP version 6.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/7221758.stm

http://snipurl.com/1yzsz

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Metasploit 3.1 Takes Aim at Windows
February 4, 2008
By Sean Michael Kerner

Windows security researchers now don't necessarily need to move to Linux to take full advantage of Metasploit 3.1.

Metasploit, a framework for developing, testing, and using exploit code, received its first major update since version 3 debuted in March 2007. (Allegedly, Metasploit has also been used in the past to help expedite Windows zero-day vulnerabilities.)

2. 2/4: Rbot.IOO an IRC-Controlled Backdoor
Win32/Rbot.IOO is an IRC controlled backdoor (or "bot") that can be used to gain
unauthorized access to a victim's machine.

http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3rh8,1,9vko,ft10,4kcc,do3i

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3. 2/4: Tibsd.HY Trojan Drops FIles Upon Execution
W32/Tibs.HY is a Trojan that will infect Windows systems.

http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3rh8,1,a6lx,hdvc,4kcc,do3i

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4. 2/4: Dloader.EUZ Trojan
Dloader.EUZ Trojan may be downloaded from remote sites by other malware.

http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3rh8,1,ler9,sdh,4kcc,do3i

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5. 2/4: Trojan.Selex Sends Stolen Information to Site
Trojan.Selex is a Trojan horse program that sends stolen information to a predetermined
Web site.

http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3rh8,1,74ud,m4hv,4kcc,do3i

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6. 2/4: EggDll-A Trojan Spawns Command Shell
Troj/EggDll-A is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3rh8,1,k2gj,2k4u,4kcc,do3i

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7. 2/4: Lineag-DE a Windows Trojan
Troj/Lineag-DE is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3rh8,1,371d,k636,4kcc,do3i

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8. 2/4: Dropper-TO Trojan Hits Windows
Troj/Dropper-TO is a Trojan for the Windows platform.

http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,3rh8,1,8xzy,hul4,4kcc,do3i

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10 killed, 27 hurt as bomber strikes army bus
* Troops seal off area, erect tents, police not immediately allowed near site
* Caretaker interior minister says Baitullah Mehsud likely involved in blast

By Aamir Yasin and Imran Asghar

RAWALPINDI: Ten people were killed and 27 injured on Monday when a suicide bomber crashed...

3 suicide attackers arrested from Jhang
LAHORE: Punjab Home Secretary Khusro Pervaiz Khan said on Monday that law-enforcement agencies had arrested three alleged would-be suicide bombers, and seized suicide jackets and explosives from their possession. He told a private television channel that the arrested “suicide bombers” had disclosed...

Bird flu spreads as Rangers’ farm infected
* Authorities arrest chicken merchant for ‘selling bird flu-infected poultry’

KARACHI/SWAT: Government officials confirmed on Monday an outbreak of the deadly bird flu virus at a second farm in Karachi and said 12 people had been placed in an isolation ward, AFP reported.

The virus...

Polls could be delayed in parts of NWFP, Tribal Areas: Memon
Daily Times Monitor

LAHORE: Federal Information Minister Nisar Memon has said that elections could be delayed in some parts of the NWFP and the adjacent Tribal Areas, Samaa TV reported on Monday.

Addressing a press conference in Peshawar, Memon said the government would try to ensure...

Traffic mess after Gabol’s murder rumour
Staff Report

KARACHI: Rumours about former PPP parliamentarian Nabeel Gabol’s killing during an election campaign in Lyari led to traffic jams and panic in vicinity on Monday evening as unidentified people forcibly closed down markets.

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FAO Desert Locust Bulletin No. 352 - 04 Feb 2008
Eastern Region. Scattered adults were present on the coast in southeastern Iran during January. Similar populations may be present in western Pakistan. There is a low risk that adults and perhaps a small group or swarm could appear on the coast from Oman. As unusually good rains fell in the spring breeding areas in both countries, locust numbers are expected to increase from egg laying and hatching that occurs during the forecast period.

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From afghan web site