Mydoom Virus Update

[DudeAsInCool]

MyDoom virus spells double trouble

Last modified:January 30, 2004, 4:01 PM PST

By CNET News.com Staff

  

A new version of the fast-moving MyDoom virus targets Microsoft as well as the SCO Group and meddles with an infected PC's ability to update antivirus programs. Can the companies thwart the virus by Sunday?

http://news.com.com/2009-7349_3-5148600.html?tag=nefd_lede

Any thoughts?

[Shawn]

I actually think it's less threatening than the blaster worm.

I haven't heard of too many people I know whoi have caught this.

[method77]

can't wait to see it in action!

huh?

[Undying Wizard]

can't wait to see it in action!

huh?

you cant wait ? lol

hopefully on KMD adware users get it who download those files that say full game 16 kb

now that would be great

J/K

[DudeAsInCool]

MyDoom scores hit - SCO site down. For the full article, read here:

http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?t...storyID=4256399

[DudeAsInCool]

CNet reports that Microsoft is next. The virus is supposed to continue thru Feb 12...

[DudeAsInCool]

SCO Changes Its Web Site After Attack

Published: February 3, 2004

By Reuters

The SCO Group started a new Web site yesterday, a day after the potent MyDoom computer worm knocked SCO off the Internet.

The surprising severity of the MyDoom attack has sent a shiver through the Internet security community. In gathering an army of zombie PC's - many of which are unsuspecting home computer users - to silence an online target, MyDoom represents a new level of Internet warfare, security officials said.

"With such a program you could really take out any major Web site on the Internet," said Raimund Genes, European president of the security software firm Trend Micro. SCO has drawn the ire of supporters of the Linux computer operating system, which is a rival to both SCO's Unix and Microsoft's Windows. Linux was developed by volunteer programmers and can be downloaded free.

Read more, here:

http://www.nytimes.com/2004/02/03/technology/03worm.html