A NEW internet worm has launched a Google-powered assault on web bulletin boards that use the popular phpBB forum software.

Dubbed "Perl.Santy.A", or "Santy", the worm attacks web servers rather than desktop PCs, a warning posted online by Finnish internet security company F-Secure said.
The worm uses Google to search randomly for new hosts, F-Secure said.

There have been serious vulnerabilities found in the phpBB software in the past and this incident underlines the importance of all people keeping up to date with the latest security patches and fixes," anti-virus firm Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley said

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Hey,

How have you guys delt with this? Have you automatically updated the customers copy of phpbb or have you emailed them about it? I'm just interested in how you guys deal with stuff liek this.

We have Clients using various versions of phpBB, even v2.04, and have not been hacked. Even though, many have tried.

Why? Because good (proper?) Server security can protect Hosting Clients from many script insecurities. Price is not the only thing to consider, when choosing a Hoster.