:: Running from the Thought Police ::
Reality-Based Thoughts, Ruminations, and Unsolicited Opinions of a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
:: Thursday, January 29, 2004 ::
To Quote C3P0, "We're Doomed."
El Reg reports that the MyDoom virus is the worst ever.
MyDoom attempts to spread via email and by copying itself to any available shared directories used by Kazaa. Emails have variable subject and attachment names and originate from spoofed email addresses.
Infected attachments have double extensions (e.g. .txt.pif or .htm.zip) in a ploy designed to disguise their hostile payload.
MessageLabs reckons this ploy is a major reason behind the rapid spread of the worm, but there may be additional reasons to consider.
Sneakily, MyDoom avoids sending itself to the email addresses of government departments or the military, in a possible move designed to avoid early detection.
As always, ladies and gents, remember to update your definition files and to never, ever open an email attachment unless you know for damn sure what's in it.
:: The Squire 4:49 AM :: email this post:: ::
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