Are Virus Writers Creating a Super Worm?

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Lifer
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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 blocks the user's access to security Web sites, Theriault says.
 

LiLithTecH

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If you think about this logically, who stands to benefit the most by
creating Virii, Worms & Trojans (oh my!)?

 

2cpuminimum

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Well as long as the virus writing takes place in international waters, its perfectly legal according to the simpsons.
How much do antivirus defs subscriptions cost anyways? I wouldn't know since I reformat and reinstall nightly to avoid paying antivirus software expenses. (j/k)