Re: [MLUG] New Worms Seek And Destroy Code Red

["M. Kovalenko" <EMAIL:PROTECTED>]

> > On Thu, 6 Sep 2001, Mikhail Kovalenko wrote:
> > >
> > > Worm canibalism, wonder if this will be legal...

I didn't say that. Anyway, the great irony of this situation is that
nobody even pays much attention to viruses anymore unless they are
non-destructive. Actually, it's the first time I even hear of something
that's not only non-destructive but also trying to fix damage. While
this virus will penetrate and (hopefully) fix computers of people that
are blissfully unaware of anything around them, the more enlightened
part of computer owners should have already taken coutermeasures against
both Code Reds and these new worms, therefore should be unaffected
anyhow. So I don't see what the big deal is.

I thinks these new worms should have been made to fix Code Red holes and
then wipe all hard drives without delay. Maybe then they would be
accepted as normal by the general public (just kidding!). People still
running vulnerable services like that, with patches available for a long
time, really should be taught a lesson already.

-- MK
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