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BBC Links Linux To MyDoom

Posted by simoniker on from the supporting-the-cause dept.

minus_273 writes "It seems the BBC has a story on their front page titled 'Linux cyber-battle turns nasty', very specifically linking Linux users to the MyDoom virus. Some lines to note: 'If anyone's anger has no measure, it is the wrath of internet zealots who believe that code should be free to all (open source). So, it seems likely that the perpetrators of the MyDoom virus and its variants are internet vandals with a specific grudge.'"

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  1. What do you expect? by mrdaveb · · Score: 2, Redundant

    The BBC employ hacks to write dumbed down pseudo-news just the same as all the other news providers do. It's just a shame they sometimes elevate this speculation and filler material to the front page of their website along with the real news.

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  2. Evidence to the contrary by erroneus · · Score: 0, Redundant

    Point #1: I see no "MyDoom" project on SourceForge
    Point #2: Source code for "MyDoom" doesn't seem to have the GPL attached to it anywhere.

    Let's face it, if there were a way to write it and show how it's written exploiting weaknesses within Windows, I think it would be written and commented completely and distributed under the GPL. That would be the modus operandi of the Linux community users.

    So I seriously doubt it was a Linux coder.