wired.com — Although it's most commonly called a worm, Storm is really more: a worm, a Trojan horse and a bot all rolled into one. It's also the most successful example we have of a new breed of worm. Storm represents the future of malware. Let's look at its behavior...
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xisterOct 5, 2007
"f**k, I dugg you up :("lol!(sorry)
jsp317Oct 5, 2007
Click fools click.
iceschadeOct 5, 2007
Some thoughts:It could be OS-targeted, in order to push people away from Windows.It could be used to affect governments, corporations, etc. that would be against the virus writers' ideals.It can be used to spy on users and gather information.There's all sorts of uses for this system that aren't necessarily meant to destroy the computer or the internet.
iceschadeOct 5, 2007
To quote the movie "hackers,"Give me time.Vista is new. Rest assured, there will be Blaster/Sasser/etc. in the future of Vista. (Assuming Vista has a future.)
mattb123Oct 5, 2007
I'm talking about desktops. Where you have a person you can trick into running/installing your payload sitting in front of it. The majority of these things spread by "social engineering", otherwise known as stupid, gullible users with the permissions to do the deed being duped into installing something (knowingly or unknowingly). Servers of any flavor generally don't have those.