Santy
Sign in to saveSanty is a computer worm created in Perl to exploit a vulnerability in phpBB software which used Google to spread across the Internet.
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Santy is a computer worm created in Perl to exploit a vulnerability in phpBB software which used Google to spread across the Internet.
== Overview == Within 24 hours of its release on 20 December 2004, about 30,000 to 40,000 websites were attacked by Santy. The worm holds a record of spreading worldwide within three hours of its release. It caused writable files (of formats such as .php and .html) on the infected servers to display the message "This site is defaced!!! This site is defaced!!! NeverEverNoSanity WebWorm generation X", where X is a number representing the generation of the worm.