Virus writers get Slapper happy (News.com)

[Posted October 5, 2002 by ris]

News.com covers the most recent worm to threaten Linux users. " The newest variant, dubbed "Mighty," exploits the same Linux Web server flaw that other versions of the Slapper worm have used to slice through the security on vulnerable servers. Russian antivirus company Kaspersky Labs said in a release Friday that more than 1,600 servers had been infected by this latest variant as of Friday morning and are now controlled by the worm via special channels on the Internet relay chat system." Kaspersky's press release can be found here.

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