The so-called “Slapper” worm that is infecting Web servers worldwide is milestone in the evolution of computer worms, experts say: the creation of a peer-to-peer network by a worm for the purpose of ...
A Linux worm that started spreading a week ago has reached a plateau after infecting about 7,000 servers and turning the hosts into a peer-to-peer network that could be used to attack other computers.
A Linux worm that started spreading a week ago has reached a plateau after infecting about 7,000 servers and turning the hosts into a peer-to-peer network that could be used to attack other computers.
The Slapper worm, which draws infected machines into a network that can be used to attack other computers, has mutated into two new forms, and is proving surprisingly difficult to kill off, according ...
Internet vandals have continued to modify the recent Slapper worm and have sent at least four new variants of the hostile Linux program into the electronic wilds. The newest variant, dubbed "Mighty," ...