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ZOTOB Not Quite as Bad as Expected?
GuitarNeophyte writes "Although the worm hasn't been in the wild for very long, ZOTOB and its variants have already propagated on the internet. Many people have been giving reports that it poses risks of infection to almost all Windows Operating systems, but accorning to this article, the claims are a tad overzealous. FTA, 'The worm only spreads to systems running on Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003, and even then, the possibility of the worm affecting Windows XP and Server 2003 are minimal.' "
It is not a minimal risk for a Windows XP system to get infected. Not after Microsoft have changed their Windows Update program. I have alot of friends struggling with properly secureing their pirated version of XP.
Is that like h4cking teh gibson?
I want to delete my account but Slashdot doesn't allow it.
Anybody got a torrent?
Our language is a wonderful thing. Please stop using it.
'The worm only spreads to systems running on Windows 2000, XP and Server 2003'
this seemed funny to me. as if somehow not a significant portion of computers run those OSes
yep. Some of them will target each other. if you open them up, they write insults to each other in their binaries too (half the time it's in russian though so translations come out pretty comical)
To err is human, to really foul up requires a computer
One day virii will sign up for Everquest or WoW accounts automatically, and fight each other there. One day you will be marvelling at your +10 Sword Of Damocles and a horde of frickin' Win32 virii will come along and kill you for it.
Worse, though, is that normal people will notice the EQ or WoW icon on their desktop, and also get trapped in the game.
August 2003: Sobig
August 2004: Sasser
August 2005: Zotob
What's next?
I'm just guessing here, but... could "August 2006" be next?
Tarsnap: Online backups for the truly paranoid
Lucky Windows 3.0 users can be at ease.
August 2003: Sobig
August 2004: Sasser
August 2005: Zotob
What's next?
4. ???
5. Profit?
And tomorrow the stock exchange will be the human race
Ahh, another old-skooler. I got stoned in the eighties, and I've seen Jerusalem.
In fact, Jerusalem-b was my favourite virus. Sheer genius what a measly few hundred bytes of code can do. Virus writers don't know how good they have it today!
August 2006: Longhorn
Once we control the spice, we control the worm.
Just because she supports you doesn't give you the right to call your mom a server.
>It's amazing just how many businesses still rely upon W2k.
If you ask me, I find it amazing that businesses still rely on Microsoft.
Wow, you've been reading to much sci-fi. Lay off the crack.
:)
If there are factions, its just a bunch of 14year windows users that prefix their IRC nick with their clan name , e.g. [VWF]h4x0r is a member of [V]irus [W]riters [F]orever. They can't offer you an "expert protectionism", whatever the fuck that is, because they're too dumb. Have you seen the code to some of these things? Crap.
Again, there isn't any "viral factions", you need to unsubscribe to the space channel, any MMORPG's or other online games you own, burn your scifi books and get some fresh air.
Cheers
Kneel before ZOTOB!
"Made up/misattributed quote that makes me look smart. I am on
SECURITY ADVISORY
A newly discovered worm in August 2006 has made an enoromous impact on the world wide web. W32.Profit, aptly named by the developer who openly identifies himself as a slashdot troll...
+5, Truth
just the ones that 90% of people that use windows, use. dont worry your computers running DOS, Windows 3.1, 95, 98 and the wonderful ME, cannot be infected.
What's next?
August 2006: Longhorn
Well, it will propagate itself through the internet.
Illegal? Samir, This is America.
It's been like firemen at an oilfire at a few GoA servers. My ministry hasn't been hit though, yet.
A couple days ago our IT director sent out an email saying: "Would you please refrain from using the Internet immediately until we have taken the appropriate actions to prevent the virus."
And today we've been asked not to download anything, don't use Messenger and to bring any laptops to them for worm inspection prior to connecting to the network.
So I took my iBook back to them and asked them to check for worms. :D
August 2004: Sasser
August 2005: Zotob
What's next?
Judging from the pattern...
August 2006: Zakksq
first letter repeats twice, second letter o to a, third letter repeatted twice with applied interval, fourth letter interval, fifth letter interval
Don't anthropomorphize computers: they hate that.
anyone remember the Wazzup virus? It attacked MS Word and would randomly place the word "wazzup" in your document when you saved it or printed it. God it was beautiful. So many book reports with "wazzups" circled in red ink....
People wazzup arent creative like that anymore.
Why stick up for big business?
> 'Contrary to many reports that the ZOTOB worms
> can infect Windows 95, 98, and ME, and NT, these
> platforms are not susceptible to the
> vulnerability.
Aha! I knew my persistence in continuing to run
Windows 98 instead of XP would pay off some day!
Yes, or better know as Windows VISTA (Virus Infection, Spyware, Trojans, Adware)*
*I didn't come up with this - I read it on some message board, but thought it was funny.