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  • Are Virus Writers Creating a Super Worm?

    06/03/2005 5:59:50 PM PDT · by Mike Bates · 1 replies · 538+ views
    Yahoo/IDG News Service ^ | 6/3/2005 | Scarlet Pruitt
    Virus writers responsible for the recent rash of Mytob worm variants could be working on creating a super worm, a security researcher warns. The "HellBot" group behind the Mytob worms write programming instructions in their code that mirror the way developers work, says Sophos Security Consultant Carole Theriault. "The only conclusion we can come up with is that they are working on a big super worm," Theriault says. Since its discovery in February, the Mytob mass-mailing worm has spawned dozens of variants, each just slightly different, according to researchers. However, each variant turns off an infected machine's security settings and...