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Re: Worm-Making Software Snakes Onto Web
Posted by: NewsFactor 2001-03-13 18:26:19

The same worm-making software used to generate last month's infamous Anna Kournikova
virus is now available in an upgraded version. The new version, known as the Visual
Basic (VBS) Worm Generator v2.0, began surfacing on several Web sites and in Usenet groups
late Monday.

The software features several user-friendly bells and whistles, including help files,
Internet chat clients that allow would-be virus creators to communicate with one
another, and programming hooks into Microsoft's beleaguered Outlook Express e-mail
program, which seems to have borne the brunt of the onslaught of virus attacks over the
last couple of years.

Re: Worm-Making Software Snakes Onto Web
Posted by: Philip 2001-03-13 18:28:34 In reply to: NewsFactor

Do you think it would have been a good idea for the writer of this story to have included the URL for the software in question, making it easier for anyone to find and download?

Re: Worm-Making Software Snakes Onto Web
Posted by: Sage 2001-03-13 20:30:16 In reply to: Philip

No... Posting the URL would be a BAD idea...

Re: Worm-Making Software Snakes Onto Web
Posted by: Peter Bilitch 2001-03-14 08:11:36 In reply to: Sage

That's an amazing line of discussion. Quite astounding!