"Edmund Cramp" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: wouldn't that DoS the server they're attempting to download from considering the large scope of the propagation of SoBig-F?
> Sobig-F timed for Trojan download tonight? > By John Leyden - http://www.theregister.com/content/56/32475.html > > The prolific mass-mailing Sobig-F email worm, which has flooded computer > users this week, could attempt to download a Trojan horse tonight, > anti-virus companies are warning. > > The worm has been programmed to automatically direct infected PCs to a > server controlled by the virus writer from which a malicious program > could be downloaded. It is timed to do so at 19:00-22:00 GMT on Fridays > and Sundays. > > At the moment, it is unclear what the download material will do, or even > the Internet address of the server from which the worm will download > malicious code. Likewise, it's unclear if any attack will succeed. > > ... > > > _______________________________________________ > General mailing list > [email protected] > http://brlug.net/mailman/listinfo/general_brlug.net -- Scott Harney<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "...and one script to rule them all." gpg key fingerprint=7125 0BD3 8EC4 08D7 321D CEE9 F024 7DA6 0BC7 94E5
