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Mydoom.M slowdown search engines

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On July 27, 2004, 7:19 AM

The virus Mydoom.M uses common search engines like Google, Yahoo, Lycos and Altavista to search domains for valid e-mail addresses. As a side effect those search engines where either unavailable or slow yesterday during the outbreak.

As always we recommend you to run an updated antivirus program at all times on your computer.

Links with more info: [URL=http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-07-26]SANS[/URL], [URL=http://news.netcraft.com/archives/2004/07/27/mydoom_spread_illustrates_challenge_for_phishing_defense.html]Netcraft[/URL] and [URL=http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/mydoom_m.shtml]F-Secure[/URL].

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  1. July 28, 2004 10:42 AM
    Strakian said:
    As I mentioned in another thread, I recommend AVAST anti-virus. Totally free, works like a charm!
    Reply
  2. July 28, 2004 10:51 AM
    Godataloss said:
    /me AVG fanboy!
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