Samy worm DEVELOPED_BY Samy Kamkar
Samy says he wrote the virus that became the MySpace worm; Jack identifies it as the Samy worm.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Samy Kamkar EP 61 Details
“I realize oops, I just wrote a virus.”
Malware
malware:samy_worm
Also: MySpace worm, virus
A self-propagating JavaScript-based worm that spread through MySpace profiles.
A self-propagating JavaScript-based worm that spread through MySpace profiles.
“he’s actually created a virus on MySpace”
“Samy has just created a MySpace worm”
| Direction | Predicate | Other entity | Origin | EP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| outgoing | DEVELOPED_BY | Samy Kamkar | Explicit | 61 |
| outgoing | USES | cross-site scripting | Derived | 61 |
| outgoing | USES | JavaScript | Explicit | 61 |
| outgoing | USES | lateral movement | Explicit | 61 |
| incoming | INVOLVES | MySpace worm | Explicit | 61 |
Samy worm DEVELOPED_BY Samy Kamkar
Samy says he wrote the virus that became the MySpace worm; Jack identifies it as the Samy worm.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Samy Kamkar EP 61 Details
“I realize oops, I just wrote a virus.”
MySpace worm INVOLVES Samy worm
The MySpace incident involved the self-spreading Samy worm.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 61 Details
“Samy has just created a MySpace worm and it’s spreading”
Samy worm USES cross-site scripting
The worm propagated by causing profile visitors' browsers to execute JavaScript through a MySpace profile injection.
Derived Confidence 96% · Jack Rhysider EP 61 Details
“the code to add Samy as a friend was copied to that person’s profile”
Samy worm USES JavaScript
The worm used JavaScript that executed in visitors' browsers and copied itself to their profiles.
Explicit Confidence 99% · Jack Rhysider EP 61 Details
“he could get whoever visited his profile to execute the JavaScript code that he wrote”
Samy worm USES lateral movement
The worm self-propagated from profile to profile through visitors who acquired the code.
Explicit Confidence 98% · Jack Rhysider EP 61 Details
“It just kept spreading.”