Re:Hmm, insects.. a blueprint for a deadly worm?
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I recall hearing that the W32/Leaves worm had the capability of simple, encrypted communication between instantiations of itself, as well as being able to share "knowledge" of attack vectors through a simple script-like language.
Attempting to perform a search for analysis of the virus, I have not been able to find much information on the web. Although one place they are looking at swarm attacks in academia is:
http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~fcco/wssrl.htm It seems to be just starting up, and they are looking for funding for research, but it may have some good pointers.
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I recall hearing that the W32/Leaves worm had the capability of simple, encrypted communication between instantiations of itself, as well as being able to share "knowledge" of attack vectors through a simple script-like language.
Attempting to perform a search for analysis of the virus, I have not been able to find much information on the web. Although one place they are looking at swarm attacks in academia is:
http://www.cs.wpi.edu/~fcco/wssrl.htm
It seems to be just starting up, and they are looking for funding for research, but it may have some good pointers.
-frank p