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| | Computer Worm (Definition) |
 | | Worms are very similar to viruses in that they are computer programs that replicate themselves and that often, but not always, contain some functionality that will interfere with the normal use of a computer or a program. | | | Worms take advantage of automatic file sending and receiving features found on many computers. | | | A worm can spread itself automatically over the network from one computer to the next. |
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| | Computer Crime |
| | The victim computer responds to each ping, but because the zombie computers gave false source addresses for their pings, the victim computer is unable to establish a connection with the zombie computers. | | | Similarly, many crimes involving computers are no different from crimes without computers: the computer is only a tool that a criminal uses to commit a crime. | | | The first computer virus found "in the wild" was written in 1986 in a computer store in Lahore, Pakistan. |
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| | Year of the Worm CNET News.com |
| | Unlike worms and viruses, the purpose of a Trojan horse is not to spread, but to have a particular target--that is, a computer's owner--to run the program. | | | Because worms can't rely on file-to-file transfers to spread their code, they need to have a way of sending themselves to other computer systems. | | | The worms created with such generators can vary from benign mass mailers that clog e-mail gateways to vicious code that is the equivalent of the Ebola virus to computers. |
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http://news.com.com/2009-1001-254061.html
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| | USATODAY.com - Worst of computer worm appears to be over |
| | Worms move from one computer to another without the help of human interaction. | | | NEW YORK — The fast-spreading computer worm dubbed Slammer that caused a global traffic jam on the Internet Saturday is unlikely to create major disruptions this week, but it may spark fresh debate on computer network security. | | | The worm, considered by some security experts to be the most dangerous since the Code Red worm of 2001, was thwarted in two ways, experts say. |
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http://www.usatoday.com/tech/news/2003-01-27-worm_x.htm
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| | Difference between a virus and worm |
| | A Trojan Horse is a computer program masquerading as a game or a “cute” program. | | | Call Tonna to solve computer problems, simplify complex tasks, and explain computer information in a way that is easy to understand. | | | A Worm uses computer networks to replicate itself. |
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http://www.computer-lynx.com/a-virus-or-worm.htm
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| | 'Sasser' infections begin to subside - Security - MSNBC.com |
| | They also declined to discuss the possibility that the worm was written by the same programmer or group that authored the various Netsky viruses which have been infecting computers for months. | | | Only computers running Microsoft's Windows XP and Windows 2000 can be infected; the worm exploits a vulnerability in those systems that was revealed last month. | | | As part of a new class of computer viruses called "network worms," the malicious program is similar to last year's Slammer and Blaster worms. Microsoft said Blaster cost it “millions of dollars of damages,” and has issued a $250,000 bounty for information on the whereabouts of its author. |
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http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/4890780
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| | ABC News: Computer Worm Set to Destroy Files |
| | Computer users should make sure their software is turned on and has the latest definitions, generally available for free from the software vendor's Web site. | | | The worm hits the third of every month, so if the computer's local calendar settings are off, Hypponen said, files may be destroyed sooner or later, even if the computer is never turned on Friday. | | | In addition to having the latest anti-virus software, users should be safe if their computers are set with limited privileges, a common setting in larger organizations. |
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http://abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=1569793&CMP=OTC-RSSFeeds0312
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| | The Morris Internet Worm |
| | When a standard computer virus enters a computer (almost always via an infected disk) it alters a system file, or some other convenient file which is likely to be used sometime in the near future. | | | The primary difference between worms and other illicit computer programs (often referred to as viruses) is the method of operation the programs use in order to reproduce and spread. | | | The above may be the computer understatement of the year. |
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| | Computer worm exploits software on Sony's CDs - The Boston Globe |
| | But the anticopying software conceals itself so that the computer user can't easily remove it. | | | Symantec Corp., the leading maker of antivirus software, said the worm has infected computers that played Sony BMG recordings. | | | Sony has faced intense criticism from computer security experts and consumers for adding the software to popular music titles in an effort to prevent illegal duplication of copyrighted songs. |
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http://www.boston.com/business/technology/articles/2005/11/11/computer_worm_exploits_software_on_sonys_cds
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| | Germany-Computer-Worm, 1st Writethru |
| | The teenager was arrested sitting at his computer at the house of his mother, who runs a computer store in the small northern town of Waffensen. | | | Jaschan was arrested after the worm spread around the world, exploiting a flaw in the company's Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems. | | | Sven Jaschan, 19, was found guilty of computer sabotage and illegally altering data following a four-day trial in the northwestern town of Verden. |
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http://www.cbc.ca/cp/world/050708/w070844.html
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| | Gay News From 365Gay.com |
| | The computer attack was "very sophisticated" said a Parliamentary security official. | | | Tuesday night computer technicians were attempting to restore order to the system. | | | It was first noticed Monday night and by Tuesday morning the worm, one of the many variants of the Rbot worm, had infected every computer in the Senate system. |
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| | CNN.com - 'Lovegate' computer worm spreading - Feb. 25, 2003 |
| | Once a computer user clicks on the attachment, the worm -- a self-propagating computer virus -- spreads by sending itself to recipients listed in an infected computer's address book, he said. | | | An Internet e-mail worm that leaves a back door on infected systems for possible future attacks spread quickly through Asia and Europe on Monday but slowed down as U.S. companies updated their anti-virus software, a computer security researcher said. | | | The Lovegate.C worm, which first appeared in Asia, sends messages to two different e-mail addresses in Beijing once it infects a computer, said Joe Hartmann, director of North American anti-virus research for Tokyo-based Trend Micro Inc. |
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http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/02/25/computer.worm.reut
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| | New Scientist Breaking News - Computer worm 'sniffs' out passwords |
| | The worm tries to exploit one of a number of bugs in the Windows operating system to wriggle on to computers. | | | The first computer worm to eavesdrop on network traffic after it infects a computer has been discovered by security experts. | | | Other worms employ infected computers to launch an assault on a web server or send spam, which is much easier for a network administrator to spot because a machine churns out a lot of extra traffic. |
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http://www.newscientist.com/article.ns?id=dn6398
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| | Speedy Worm Invades E-Mail In-Boxes (TechNews.com) |
| | The more immediate problem for computers infected with the worm is that they will automatically allow the virus's authors to connect remotely and upload files such as malicious software to forward spam e-mails. | | | Network worms, unlike e-mail worms, spread through known security holes in operating systems and computer software and do not require users to do anything to be infected or spread the infection. | | | A rapidly spreading e-mail worm on Monday afternoon shut down e-mail systems at several large corporations and is causing problems for computer users connected to the Internet, security experts said. |
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50582-2004Jan26.html?nav=hptop_tb
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| | BBC NEWS Technology New internet worm warning |
| | Users with vulnerable computers are being urged to download a patch for the flaws and protect their systems. | | | Malicious hackers are starting to circulate computer code that exploits recently found vulnerabilities in some versions of Microsoft's Windows operating system. | | | Security experts are urging people to patch their computer systems to avoid the attentions of any web worm written to take advantage of these new loopholes. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/3119316.stm
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| | Technology News: Security : Swen Worm Infects Over 1.5 Million Computers |
| | The Swen computer worm is turning out to be a bigger problem than earlier expected, using a brief head start on computer antivirus defenses, as well as complex abilities and an effective masquerade, to infect Windows machines and spread via e-mail to many users. | | | Classified as a worm because of its ability to copy itself without infecting host files, Swen represents a high level of sophistication in its ability to execute code automatically, its deceptive spoof of Microsoft correspondence and its randomization of information that could be used to identify it, according to Sunner. | | | Sunner likened the worm to the original Gibe worm, but said it was written in C++ and also used an SMTP engine, adding to the indications of a highly sophisticated author. |
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http://www.technewsworld.com/perl/story/31632.html
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| | Network Security, Vulnerability Assessment, Intrusion Prevention |
| | The worm code then moves on to initialize its function jump table. | | | Each worm thread checks the infected computer's system time. | | | We've designated this the.ida "Code Red" worm, first because part of the worm is designed to deface web pages with the text "Hacked by Chinese" and second because "Code Red" Mountain Dew was the only thing that kept us awake while we disassembled this exploit. |
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| | Examples of Malicious Computer Programs |
| | However, the rapid propagation of the worm created a mailstorm in the network of IBM mainframe computers from 9 to 14 Dec 1987. | | | Quantitive information on the number of computers (or number of files) infected with a malicious program is difficult to find, because there is no central place for all computer users to report their infections. | | | I expect damage to home computers to be large, because people in homes tend not to update their anti-virus software frequently, unlike corporate networks where anti-virus software is updated regularly by trained computer specialists. |
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http://www.rbs2.com/cvirus.htm
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| | Computer worm poses as e-mail from FBI, CIA - 11/24/05 - The Detroit News |
| | Sober is known to only affect computers running the Windows operating system. | | | Still, the Sober worm was listed as only a "medium-risk" worm by security companies, which noted that it was not as widespread as others in recent years, notably MyDoom, which hit computers systems early last year. | | | It can also keep you from getting to computer security Web sites that might help fix the problem, and it may open your Windows computer to intruders who can steal your personal data. |
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| | Barron News Shield - Computer worm hits clinic computers |
| | A computer worm knocked out about two-thirds of the computers at the Barron Luther Midelfort clinic on Aug. 16. | | | All was quiet at area computer consulting firms following the computer worm attack. | | | Eric Prill, a Mac computer tech for the Altoona firm MacMan, said he had not heard of the attack as of Aug. 17, but neither had he ever heard of a Mac computer contracting a virus. |
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| | Computer Virus/Computer Worm Infected CHVL.splitrock.net Computers |
| | If you believe that your computer is infected or to learn how to determine if your computer is infected, please follow the guidelines and disinfect as quickly as possible. | | | The Microsoft Networking Computer ID is a name that is set at the factory or that the first person who configured your computer set. | | | If you believe that your computer is infected, if you can, please refrain from connecting to the network until such time as you can disinfect fully, as each time you connect, your computer sends more infected attachments to others. |
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http://www.itc.virginia.edu/desktop/email/virus/splitrock.html
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| | News 14 Carolina 24 Hour Local News Anson |
| | Assuming the computer's calendar settings are correct, users can also avoid the worm by leaving their machines off until Saturday, although the worm is set to trigger again on March 3. | | | Hundreds of thousands of computers were believed to be infected, but security vendors said that many companies and individuals had time to clean up their machines following the alarm. | | | Webb said an infected computer could cost as much as $200 to repair. |
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http://www.news14charlotte.com/content/local_news/anson?AC=&ArID=112613&SecID=4
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| | cbs5.com - Windows Users Battle New Computer Worm |
| | The worm is causing the most problems at companies with large, networked computer systems, rather than among individual computer users, said David Perry, a security analyst at Trend Micro Inc., a computer security company. | | | The worms need find only one unprotected computer running Windows 2000 within a network to "gain a foothold" in the system. | | | Zotob and its variations can attack a computer without needing to open any software, so some users would be infected without knowing it. |
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http://cbs5.com/topstories/topstories_story_228191650.html
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| | Klez computer worm/virus |
| | If you share a computer with others, also turn the computer off and place a note on the machine indicating that it is infected and should not be used. | | | A large number of Yale computers have been infected by the new \"Klez\" computer worm/virus, mainly via e-mail. | | | If you computer becomes infected, unplug the network cable to prevent the virus from spreading and contact your computer support provider for assistance (see the support provider list at http://www.yale.edu/its/supportgroups.html). |
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| | CBC News: Computer worm exploits SARS fears |
| | If a computer is infected, the worm searches for e-mail addresses in the Windows address book and uses its own built-in mail program to spread itself. | | | The worm infects Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, and Windows Me. It does not affect Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX, or Linux systems. | | | SAN JOSE, CALIF. - A new computer worm tries to spread itself by e-mail by taking advantage of concerns over SARS. |
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http://www.cbc.ca/stories/2003/04/23/coronex_worm030423
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| | local6.com - Technology - Computer Worm Hits Disney Computers, Locks Reservations |
| | Wednesday, a computer security firm in Finland detected four new versions of the computer worm that's infected some computers in the United States. | | | A computer virus researcher says there are now eleven different variations of the worm, which clogs networks and reboots its host computer. | | | Disney said its computers were up and running Wednesday afternoon. |
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http://www.local6.com/technology/4864146/detail.html
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| | No Computer Worm is a Good Worm, Experts Warn - NewsFactor Network |
| | Also in May, the Noped worm promised to search for and report child pornography, but experts warned that it was malicious code that could pick out legitimate files and damage computer systems. | | | Preying on the aftermath of the Code Red worm and other recent computer virus outbreaks, a worm called "Win32.All3gro.A" promises a fix to malicious code on recipients' computers -- but to anti-virus experts, it is just another worm. | | | Hartmann and most security experts agree there are too many variables in viruses, software and computer systems to be able to control a worm. |
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| | New computer worm attacks bulletin boards - Security - MSNBC.com |
| | The first infected computer may attack a dozen or more machines, each of which in turn attacks another dozen, and so on. Even after just four or five levels -- like generations in a family tree -- the attack is widespread. | | | A new computer worm that attacks bulletin board services spread silently and quickly around the Internet Tuesday, infecting at least 38,000 systems within a few hours, experts said. | | | The malicious program searches for a particular string of text to find computers running the vulnerable bulletin board software, then attacks them. |
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| | BBC NEWS Technology Computer worm targets Blair |
| | The first a computer user may know about worm is when it displays a message critical of Mr Blair. | | | But anti-virus experts say the risk from the worm is low as they have only had few reports of infected computers. | | | The Quaters worm spreads via e-mail and by internet chat systems and only affects Windows computers. |
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/3083192.stm
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| | CIOL : News : Suspected computer worm authors held |
| | Users who heeded a prior warning from Microsoft and updated their systems were not victimized by the worms, but those who did not keep their systems up to date could have their computers taken over by remote servers or see them shut down and start back up repeatedly. | | | Microsoft general counsel Brad Smith said the worms had a limited impact because more consumers were keeping their software up to date and using firewalls and anti-virus software. | | | Zotob caused computer outages at more than 100 U.S. companies, including major media outlets like CNN and The New York Times, but it did not create widespread havoc along the lines of previous malicious software programs like SQL Slammer and MyDoom. |
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http://www.ciol.com/content/news/2005/105082702.asp
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| | Computer worm attacks flaw in Windows products |
| | Experts say computers are shutting down and being knocked offline because of what they call a “worm,’’ that’s attacking a flaw in Microsoft Corp.’s Windows operating systems. | | | Unlike a computer virus, which is usually spread when e-mail is opened, the worm operates on its own, Victor said. | | | It goes in and then uses that computer to go out into other computers. |
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| | Teen Worm Suspect: I'm No Geek - CBS News |
| | Federal agents say a teenager from Minnesota has admitted to unleashing his own modified version of the “Blaster” worm that infected thousands of computers, as Manuel Gallegus reports. | | | His parents, Bob and Rita Parson, spoke publicly for the first time Tuesday, and said their son was an ordinary teenager, not a computer whiz. | | | Parson, 18, faces one count of intentionally causing damage to a protected computer. |
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http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2003/08/29/tech/main570665.shtml
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| | Turkey, Moroccan residents arrested in computer worm probe - Aug. 26, 2005 |
| | Zotob and its RBot variants can be used to remotely instruct computers to send e-mail spam, steal personal data or attack other computers without the user's knowledge. | | | The FBI said the Zotob variant W32.Zotob, which caused nearly all of the damage, targeted Windows 2000 and some early XP-based computers by opening a back door that exploited the Microsoft Windows Plug and Play Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. | | | WASHINGTON (CNN) - An 18-year-old Moroccan national and a 21-year-old resident of Turkey have been arrested for creating and spreading computer worms that disrupted services on computer networks of major U.S news organizations and other institutions earlier this month, the FBI announced Friday. |
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http://money.cnn.com/2005/08/26/technology/worm_arrest
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| | Spire Security Viewpoint: *[Adjective] Computer Worm [verb] Internet* |
| | The computers of [place] were hit the hardest. | | | In the wee hours of [date], a [adjective] computer worm spread [adverb] throughout the Internet. | | | Pete Lindstrom has blogged *[Adjective] Computer Worm [verb] Internet*, a funny piece -- virtually a Pattern Language for worms disclosure reports.I laughed my [body part] off. |
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| | The economic logic of executing hackers. By Steven E. Landsburg |
| | Compare that to the benefit of executing the author of a computer worm, virus, or Trojan. | | | On the other hand, suppose we can execute one vermiscripter and thereby eliminate, oh, say, 1 percent of all computer viruses for one year. | | | Conclusion: On a pure cost-benefit basis, we should be quicker to execute a vermiscripter than a murderer. |
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| | Name That Worm - How Computer Viruses Get Their Names - NewsFactor Network |
| | Plenty, if you ask a computer virus researcher who is responsible for designating the latest malicious code spreading on the Internet. | | | Weafer said that while researchers often look only at the code of a computer worm and not the e-mail message, Goner got its name from its references to "leaving" and "I have to go." | | | Antivirus experts say there are specific guidelines for naming computer worms. |
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| | Experts suggest that computer users have installed and current anti-virus software to prevent against the Sober worm and other computer viruses. | | | The good news is that most major anti-virus programs can detect the worm and rid computers of the problem. | | | Created: 12/27/2005 11:13:11 AM Updated: 12/27/2005 11:14:58 AM It's been around for nearly 7 years, but the Sober worm is a computer virus that is causing worry for the year 2006. |
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| | Computer worm stealing corporate info |
| | A computer worm is on the prowl to steal intellectual property from corporate documents, a software group warned Tuesday. | | | F-Secure of Finland cautioned that the Myfip worm has been "designed to infect computers and steal data. | | | Newsletter Print Email Blog It Font size: - N + |
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| | Computer worm slows global Net traffic CNET News.com |
| | The story "Computer worm slows global Net traffic" published Jan 26, 2003 10:28 is no longer available on CNET News.com. | | | A rapidly spreading computer worm infests networks and bogs down Internet traffic across the globe. | | | Read more on this story's topics and companies |
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