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After 7 Years, MyDoom Worm Is Still Spreading
An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at Sophos have revealed that the MyDoom worm, which spread via email and launched denial-of-service attacks against websites belonging to SCO and Microsoft, is still spreading on the internet after more than seven years in existence. The firm suggests, tongue-in-cheek, that it would be nice if computer users updated their anti-virus software at least once every 5 years to combat the malware threat."
I'll support that.
Right after we require a license to have children.
That would fix alot more stupid thanjust a computer worm problem.
The only thing that comes to mind is 'PEBKAC'.
Yes, because there's never a legitimate reason to send/receive executables. My university does this stripping crap and it's annoying as hell. They even yank out archive files. I eventually had to switch to Gmail from the university system, because I would send a colleague a zip file and they would email me back that I forgot to send an attachment (or vice-versa).
A better option than blindly modifying emails is to look for virus signatures in the files. At least that way, you're only eliminating the things that are known to be harmful.
And if you drive carefully, what do you need safety belts and airbags for?
We used to have a Bill of Rights. Now, with the rights gone, all we have left is the bill.