Eggheads: vulnerability

[David Fedoruk]

Is there any code in this little bit of evil that is derived from
eggdrop even from winegg?

If there is any code at all then they are in violation of the GPL by
not releasing their new code.

If that program persists ts, even its name may be able to be
challenged on the grounds that eggdrop has been using that name for a
bot program for over 15 years.

Have we considered registering Egggdrop as a trade name?

> > This isn't a vulnerability in eggdrop. It seems to be in a program
> > called WinEggdropShell -- whatever that is.
>
> It's a trojan/backdoor:
>
> Heh, no wonder many people think that eggdrop is a hacking tool.

Eggdrop should make some sort of public statement about this
situation. I've heard to many Systems Admins talk about eggdrop as a
trojan. They are truly ignorant of its true purpose and have never
seen the real code.

David

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David Fedoruk
B.Mus. UBC,1986
Certificate in Internet Systems Administration, UBC, 2003

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