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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. P0$t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    The firt of Posts is like the Ace of Spades, so useless by itself, yet so necessary in a full house. Of Spades that is.

    1. Re:P0$t by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic


      Ace of Spades? Lemmy, is that you? The new album rocks..

  2. Hrm by The-Bus · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Pst! Slashdot editors always posting duplicate stories. This already happenned last week... on this website!

    Didn't it?

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    Small potatoes make the steak look bigger.

  3. fp! by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    boyakasha

  4. TAKE ACTION by eadint · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    Mod Me if you must
    I will probably get modded into oblivion for this but i think it has to be done
    The recent events of orin hatch that i was not able to comment on have just gone too far. there are allot of people on /. who like to whine about this kind of thing but nothing ever gets done. i think its time that /. show its power in the DMCA and DRM, and *AA playing field. the web site www.nomoreorin. org com net are currently available. based on user moderation here is what i plan to do.
    1. Register the domain www.nomoreorin.org and use it for a organizational starting place to campaign against his reelection
    2. Gather all of the evidence and bills that he is against peoples rights and is in the pay of the *aa
    3. Work to form a grass roots party in his hometown to make sure that he is defeated buy a landslide in the next election.
    4. Try to set up rallys and protests in his community with pamphlets that say
      1. Your senator wants to outlaw your VCR, Tivo, DVR
      2. Your senator wants to outlaw your computer
      3. Your senator wants to put viruses and destroy your computer if you do something he doe sent approve of
      4. Your senator helped to put an innocent Russian Civilian in jail without due process over writing an essentially legal program.
      5. Your senator wants to remove your rights to make backup copies of movies and software that you already own
      6. Your senator cares more about the *aa than the people who elected him
      7. Your senator has accepted XXXXX$ from these *aa groups
    6. Next target any and all politicians that have shown support for the DMCA, INDUCE or have received an money from the *AA
    7. If we send a message to the government that clearly states that
      1. If you accept any money from the *AA we will see to it that your political career is destroyed.
      2. Supporting any bill that restricts a users rights to media he owns will result in your not getting elected.
    It is evidently clear that if we do not act now. your right to use a computer or any kind of audio and visual media will be severely restricted.
    Depending on the replies to this post i will reserve and set up the
    www.nomoreorin.org website.
    and will do what i can to help a movement whose time have come .
    if you have any questions email me at
    eric.aint.net (spam proof)

  5. orkut up by Knights+who+say+'INT · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Google-owned Orkut is okay.

    Oh, by the way, join my Orkut community "Geek Pride" :)