First of all I would like to say that this is a proof-of-concept worm. It is written by Mandragore, a member of the spanish-speaking viruswriting group 29A (666 in hex). If you look at all viruses/worm released by 29A, you would see that they are almost always proof-of-concept or very complex.
Secondly, this was released this weekend, why the story now? Also, regarding the post about viruses, why people write them, I would have to say that stories like this (on slashdot, cnn, zdnet or whatever) is probably what keeps the viruses coming. PUBLICITY!
Imagine being De Guzman (Loveletter Author), 20 years old in the Phillipines, knowing that you will never leave the place. Imagine writing a 50 line VBScript that does 3 rounds around the world in 1 hour. Thats power I guess:)
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First of all I would like to say that this is a proof-of-concept worm. It is written by Mandragore, a member of the spanish-speaking viruswriting group 29A (666 in hex). If you look at all viruses/worm released by 29A, you would see that they are almost always proof-of-concept or very complex. :)
Secondly, this was released this weekend, why the story now? Also, regarding the post about viruses, why people write them, I would have to say that stories like this (on slashdot, cnn, zdnet or whatever) is probably what keeps the viruses coming. PUBLICITY!
Imagine being De Guzman (Loveletter Author), 20 years old in the Phillipines, knowing that you will never leave the place. Imagine writing a 50 line VBScript that does 3 rounds around the world in 1 hour. Thats power I guess