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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. Interesting article in IEEE spectrum by karvind · · Score: 5, Informative

    On similar theme, current issue of IEEE Spectrum has article on How to Hook Worms

  2. CAIDA did this for earlier worms... by m0rningstar · · Score: 4, Informative

    ... and in a WWW based format, as opposed to the executable from an AV company. I think it was two of their researchers -- Colleen Shannon and David Moore. The animation for Code Red is here .