Source code of the worm: https://pastebin.com/raw/EKdKamFq Edit: How I got this: Someone on reddit went to their site when it wasn't down, and downloaded the files linked in the page's HTML. I just posted it here. This isn't the full source code. There was another PHP file visible on their website that unfortunately isn't visible anymore.
Ask HN: Google Doc email virus?
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Re: Ask HN: Google Doc email virus?
#42Source code of the worm: https://pastebin.com/raw/EKdKamFq Edit: How I got this: Someone on reddit went to their site when it wasn't down, and downloaded the files linked in the page's HTML. I just posted it here. This isn't the full source code. There was another PHP file visible on their website that unfortunately isn't visible anymore.
https://www.mailinator.com/inbox2.jsp?public_to=hhhhhhhhhhhh...
Maybe Mailinator has purged the box and is rejecting mail from it. Good on them.
Re: Ask HN: Google Doc email virus?
#43Re: Ask HN: Google Doc email virus?
#44It's a pretty nasty one, since it uses their standard OAuth flow with an app "Google Docs" to have users grant full access to their email and contacts. 1. I can't believe Google doesn't have basic filters to disallow developers from registering an app named "Google Docs" 2. Perhaps there should be some more validation/limits associated with allowing apps on the platform that can gain full access to email. A secure em…
The gmail account you use to talk with people shouldn't be the same one you use to send password resets to.
It's fine to allow CRM apps or whatever to have OAuth access to your regular gmail account, you just shouldn't give read-write access to the one you use for your retirement account or whatever. (Read-only access is much less dangerous, because even if someone can trigger a password reset email they can't delete it afterwards.)
Re: Ask HN: Google Doc email virus?
#45EDIT: According to a Google representative on the reddit thread, this application is now blocked. If your account was affected, you no longer need to do anything. If you fell for this, changing your password is not the right solution - you want to log into your google account and remove permissions from the application. https://myaccount.google.com/permissions?pli=1 should show a list of apps connected to your accoun…
Source code of the worm: https://hastebin.com/gubegaqusi.xml Pretty much what you'd expect. Edit: This isn't the full source code. There was another PHP file visible on their website that unfortunately isn't visible anymore.
Re: Ask HN: Google Doc email virus?
#46EDIT: According to a Google representative on the reddit thread, this application is now blocked. If your account was affected, you no longer need to do anything. If you fell for this, changing your password is not the right solution - you want to log into your google account and remove permissions from the application. https://myaccount.google.com/permissions?pli=1 should show a list of apps connected to your accoun…
Source code of the worm: https://hastebin.com/gubegaqusi.xml Pretty much what you'd expect. Edit: This isn't the full source code. There was another PHP file visible on their website that unfortunately isn't visible anymore.
https://www.mailinator.com/inbox2.jsp?public_to=hhhhhhhhhhhh....
Maybe Mailinator has purged the box and is rejecting mail from it. Good on them.
Re: Ask HN: Google Doc email virus?
#47Earlier quoted context omitted.
Source code of the worm: https://hastebin.com/gubegaqusi.xml Pretty much what you'd expect. Edit: This isn't the full source code. There was another PHP file visible on their website that unfortunately isn't visible anymore.
Sending everything to this mailinator address which oddly seems to be empty: https://www.mailinator.com/inbox2.jsp?public_to=hhhhhhhhhhhh... . Maybe Mailinator has purged the box and is rejecting mail from it. Good on them.
Re: Ask HN: Google Doc email virus?
#48Re: Ask HN: Google Doc email virus?
#49EDIT: According to a Google representative on the reddit thread, this application is now blocked. If your account was affected, you no longer need to do anything. If you fell for this, changing your password is not the right solution - you want to log into your google account and remove permissions from the application. https://myaccount.google.com/permissions?pli=1 should show a list of apps connected to your accoun…
Source code of the worm: https://hastebin.com/gubegaqusi.xml Pretty much what you'd expect. Edit: This isn't the full source code. There was another PHP file visible on their website that unfortunately isn't visible anymore.
Re: Ask HN: Google Doc email virus?
#50Anyone know how far spread this is? it just Hit our school emails
And it looks like Google is responding. The link in the emails no longer works, as the OAuth credentials have been revoked. I assume Google will be removing all the applicable app permission grants themselves.