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Latest MyDoom Variant Gives Google Problems

Posted by simoniker on from the down-and-out dept.

Devil's BSD writes "It seems like the latest MyDoom worm variant has caused a bit of an Internet storm. Google, at this time (12:28 EDT), is returning 503 errors on all queries submitted from certain locations. The MyDoom variant searches the user's address book for email domains (i.e. @yahoo.com) and searches various engines (such as Google) for email addresses in that domain."

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  1. Curiously MSN is unaffected by nsingapu · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    1: Write crap software
    2: Allow said software to DDOS all MSN competition
    3: $$$

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  2. Re:Only Google web search down? by Jon_E · · Score: 0, Flamebait

    seems to be pretty slow .. slashdotted? ;P

  3. Re:Alright, this means war by Bob+McCown · · Score: 1, Flamebait

    Its war? Guess so, cause google.fr just surrendered...