I was just reading articles in the Washington Post and various other papers, and they said that this was a VERY sloppily written worm...rather than writing the source code by hand, they simply copied and pasted code from an existing worm. The worm only scans a certain number of ports, and rather than being able to tell what OS the victim has (most good worms can do this) it randomly launches the worm for Win XP or Win 2k, meaning that it only has a 50% chance of infecting the computer. They're expecting that someone refines the worm, in which case, it's effect would be FAR greater than what we have now. I feel bad for the people this is affecting, but on the 16th, the DoS attacks on MS will hopefully open a few eyes. And if someone refines it.....wow.
the blaster.worm....and this saturday
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Haha....Windows 95= Mac 88.
Has anyone seen the Windows 95 video, when Bill is introducing it? He has a HUGE circus tent on the M$ campus, a live band (I think it may have been Beck) playing, thousands of fans, press, and computer experts/journalists in attendence, and as he's introducing Windows 95, the greatest OS ever invented, it crashes? HILARIOUS!
Has anyone seen the Windows 95 video, when Bill is introducing it? He has a HUGE circus tent on the M$ campus, a live band (I think it may have been Beck) playing, thousands of fans, press, and computer experts/journalists in attendence, and as he's introducing Windows 95, the greatest OS ever invented, it crashes? HILARIOUS!
another forum i visit is filled with PC users running windows.
majority of times i mention i'm running a mac, they scoff, followed with remarks like "Hah! MAC's sux!"
currently, i'm only replying to topics referring to the worm. most users have no clue how to remove the worm.
its so much fun giving them instructions, and then ending it with:
"next time your mom or dad want to buy you a computer, buy a mac!" or "OS X rules, baby!"
^_^
it's so much fun. all the mac bashers haven't said a word. =)
majority of times i mention i'm running a mac, they scoff, followed with remarks like "Hah! MAC's sux!"
currently, i'm only replying to topics referring to the worm. most users have no clue how to remove the worm.
its so much fun giving them instructions, and then ending it with:
"next time your mom or dad want to buy you a computer, buy a mac!" or "OS X rules, baby!"
^_^
it's so much fun. all the mac bashers haven't said a word. =)
Arden
Where mah "any" keys at?
Trip: agreed.
Cf25: I didn't mean look on their sites for their software, I meant look for listings of virii. Since they make and maintain antivirus software, I'd expect both of them to have lists of virii that have been released.
I wonder how many people have programmed a malicious virus, only to have it backfire and 0ç|< up their own computers? That would certainly discourage me.
Cf25: I didn't mean look on their sites for their software, I meant look for listings of virii. Since they make and maintain antivirus software, I'd expect both of them to have lists of virii that have been released.
I wonder how many people have programmed a malicious virus, only to have it backfire and 0ç|< up their own computers? That would certainly discourage me.
cfleck
tired
i checked em out. they list the virues but i can't find them by os.
its time for me to spread the knowledge, or at least spread what the big books say. please dont be insulted. every computer person i know spells the plural of virus as virii. acording to sherlock's dictionary it is actually viruses. spread the news!
its time for me to spread the knowledge, or at least spread what the big books say. please dont be insulted. every computer person i know spells the plural of virus as virii. acording to sherlock's dictionary it is actually viruses. spread the news!
Arden
Where mah "any" keys at?
Hehe, thanks.
Here is a (relatively) small list of some Mac & PC viruses: http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACVirusDatabase.html
Here is a (relatively) small list of some Mac & PC viruses: http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/CIACVirusDatabase.html