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What Does a Spreading Worm Look Like?

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the can-i-disenchant-it-for-reagents dept.

quibbs0 writes "When a new worm spreads around the world, people want to know if they are protected. How fast is it? How does it spread? A new simulation program developed by Symantec Research Labs not only has the answers, it also provides pictures."

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  1. What a spreading worm *really* looks like. by TripMaster+Monkey · · Score: 5, Funny


    What Does a Spreading Worm Look Like?

    This is what a spreading worm looks like.

    ^_^

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  2. Great thing for a security company to encourage by Lord+Bitman · · Score: 5, Funny

    "So, what does a worm look like when it spreads? Install this program to find out!"

    and ALT-F4 will activate "ultra mode"

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  3. What Does a Spreading Worm Look Like? by Zontar+The+Mindless · · Score: 4, Funny

    And it's a .msi file, hence Windows only.

    How appropriate.

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  4. You want us to install a program? by mrighi · · Score: 5, Funny

    I can't believe Slashdot wants us to learn how a virus spreads by encouraging us to download an MSI executable off the home page!

    That would be like me going to the doctor and having him ask me if I know how HIV is spread and then asking me to take my pants off.

  5. Comment removed by account_deleted · · Score: 3, Funny

    Comment removed based on user account deletion

  6. Re:Fastest way to spread a worm... by boaworm · · Score: 3, Funny

    I seem to be immune to these worms, I cannot doubleclick on the "msi" file.

    boaworm$ ls -l *.msi
    -rw-r--r-- 1 boaworm boaworm 2022400 28 Apr 17:16 SRL_Worm_Simulator.msi
    mirage:~/Desktop boaworm$ chmod a+x SRL_Worm_Simulator.msi
    mirage:~/Desktop boaworm$ ./SRL_Worm_Simulator.msi
    -bash: ./SRL_Worm_Simulator.msi: cannot execute binary file
    mirage:~/Desktop boaworm$

    Poor me, my Panther cant even get that worm to RUN... i't should be dead scared, should it not ? Perhaps I need Tiger..

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  7. Re:Don't Download it by leuk_he · · Score: 5, Funny

    No it is not. At least my norton antivirus enterprise edition 10.0 with updated signatures does not flag this file.

    I should be safe.

    ps: ;)

    ps2: Note to moderators: this is funny, not informative!

  8. Re:Goodbye Slashdot. by Lothsahn · · Score: 3, Funny

    ...you must be new here.

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  9. Re:Goodbye Slashdot. by sehryan · · Score: 3, Funny

    Can I have your UserID?

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  10. Re:launching a windows executable from a link by Shisha · · Score: 5, Funny

    Odd; the simulation does not work on any of the platforms I use (OS X, Linux). So no pretty pictures for me. I guess that's because Linux (or OS X) are not "enterprise ready".

    Is it a coincidence that the only platform, for which one can get programs simulating the spread of worms, is MS Windows?