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LovSan Clone Let Loose
JMullins writes "According to Kaspersky Labs the LovSan virus has been re-released in a new form that has changed the appearance of the worm. It looks like the outbreak continues to get worse and worse, with no real end in sight until people can patch their systems. Net slowdowns are expected over the weekend when both versions of the virus start their attack."
I'm just trying to figure out who or what came up with the name "LoveSan" and why? variations on "blaster" make sense because the name of the original executable was wblaster.exe and the intention was obviously to "blast" windows update or unpatched windows users or microsoft or whatever, but "LoveSan"? Am I missing something here?
Quite an experience to live in fear, isn't it? That's what it is to be a slave.
I think we all agree that outside or a research environment, virus/worm writing is the lowest form of geekery.
I hate sigs.
Just an idea: Why not make a clone of this virus, which would erase the other clones and close the door behind?
Since a stand-alone program has more chances of being transmitted everywhere than any windows update or patch requiring user intervention, I'm sure it would help a lot to remove any remnants of this worm attack...
Can anybody code this? I guess antivirus companies don't want to do that, that would kill their business!
Why doesn't someone just make a third version of the worm that installs the patch after it infects a machine, so that everyone's machines get fixed automatically?