InformationWeek: The Threats Get Nastier

[turetzsr]

...From InformationWeek August 29, 2005: The Threats Get Nastier:

Business-technology folks would love to believe their IT systems are well-protected, not only from the destructive worms and viruses that speed across the Internet but from the increasingly sophisticated attacks that target people and their valuable data.

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Then came Zotob, a run-amok worm that reminds everyone that malicious software is never more than a few keystrokes away.

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They dug their way into the operating system's [Windows 2000] Plug and Play feature, and they included code that opens an Internet Relay Chat channel back to designated servers, from which the worms can download additional code to further compromise a machine or turn it into a zombie capable of spamming [emphasis mine] or denial-of-service attacks.

[Edit: fixed per StevenUnderwood's correction (thanks, Steven!)]

[StevenUnderwood]

Steve, Your link is to create a new topic in this forum.

I think you wanted this:

http://www.informationweek.com/story/showA...cleID=170100709

[turetzsr]

Steve, Your link is to create a new topic in this forum.

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...BLUSH Fixed -- thanks, Steven!