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MyDoom virus, here to stay?

Discussion in 'General Discussion' started by Julio Franco, Jan 27, 2004.

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  1. Julio Franco TechSpot Editor

    The mass-mailing MyDoom virus has become the fastest spreading program to date and the damage could continue for months or years.

    The virulent program has flooded the Internet with e-mail messages bearing the program, doubling the time it takes most major Web sites to deliver a page. About one in every 12 messages being sent through the Internet contains the virus, said e-mail service provider MessageLabs. The previously most prevalent mass-mailing virus, called Sobig.F, only accounted for one out of every 17 e-mail messages.

    Read more: CNet News.
    Julio Franco, Jan 27, 2004
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  2. Per Hansson TechSpot Server Guru

    Guess they missed the fact that the worm will be deactivated on February 12
    Per Hansson, Jan 28, 2004
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  3. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    The DDoS attack on SCO will end on Feb 12th, but the worm won't delete itself, so the possibilities for other attacks remain. At least that's how I understood it.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Jan 28, 2004
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  4. Mictlantecuhtli TS Special Forces

    Well, it didn't take long:
    MyDoom Variant Emerges, Targets Microsoft
    more here.
    Mictlantecuhtli, Jan 28, 2004
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