There's an article about the worm on CNN's front page...
In the article, the following quote:
Virus experts suggested MyDoom's author was a fan of the Linux open source community, because the bug, which targets computers running Microsoft Windows, launched a Denial of Service Attack on SCO's site. Utah-based SCO Group, owner of the UNIX operating system, claims some versions of the Linux operating system use its proprietary code.
"The MyDoom worm takes the Linux Wars to a new intensity," said Chris Belthoff, an analyst for anti-virus firm Sophos. "It appears that the author of MyDoom may have taken the war of words from the courtrooms and Internet message boards to a new level by unleashing this worm which attacks SCO's Web site."
I'm not sure if you guys had been visiting the kid's site at all, but I can tell you this...
It's vastly different than it was Friday (last time I bothered to look). I'm not sure if he's using some kind of existing forum template, but he's got a forum program set up, and according to the site, he's got ~2300 online users checking it out now.
One of his notes thanks all the people who PayPal'ed him money to help fight the $ystem. He's got a vote posted whether he should donate it to charity, or what. Makes me wonder how much he actually received, heh heh.
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Virus experts suggested MyDoom's author was a fan of the Linux open source community, because the bug, which targets computers running Microsoft Windows, launched a Denial of Service Attack on SCO's site. Utah-based SCO Group, owner of the UNIX operating system, claims some versions of the Linux operating system use its proprietary code.
"The MyDoom worm takes the Linux Wars to a new intensity," said Chris Belthoff, an analyst for anti-virus firm Sophos. "It appears that the author of MyDoom may have taken the war of words from the courtrooms and Internet message boards to a new level by unleashing this worm which attacks SCO's Web site."
I'm not sure if you guys had been visiting the kid's site at all, but I can tell you this... It's vastly different than it was Friday (last time I bothered to look). I'm not sure if he's using some kind of existing forum template, but he's got a forum program set up, and according to the site, he's got ~2300 online users checking it out now. One of his notes thanks all the people who PayPal'ed him money to help fight the $ystem. He's got a vote posted whether he should donate it to charity, or what. Makes me wonder how much he actually received, heh heh.