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Witty Worm Kick-Start Methods Revealed

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the know-your-foe dept.

voixderaison writes "Security Focus reveals more details about the methods used to seed the Witty worm last year. You might want to read the analysis at CAIDA for background and refresher on this groundbreaking worm, which spread very rapidly through a small population of systems, and then waxed their hard drives. A flaw in its random number generator seems to have protected 10% of the internet from the Witty worm."

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  1. Wacky Wax Worm by coop0030 · · Score: 0, Redundant

    I think they should have called it the wacky wax worm. That would seem to be a more fitting name for a worm that waxes a hard drive, and isn't quite all there.

    oh well, can't win 'em all.