Sophos Discovers Plea For Work In Latest MyDoom Variants

KingFishKingFish
edited September 2004 in Science & Tech
Technicians at British anti-virus firm Sophos said on Friday they had discovered a plea for work inserted deep in the lines of code for two new computer worm outbreaks, "MyDoom-U" and "MyDoom-V."
"We searching 4 work in AV (anti-virus) industry," read the message. Because it was inserted in the code, the message was only visible to anti-virus professionals.
Submitted by: Gargoyle
Yeah, here's some work for you: Take these big rocks and make them into smaller ones with this sledgehammer and then go press some license plates when you're finished. -KF

Source: CNN/Reuters

Comments

  • entropyentropy Yah-Der-Hey (Wisconsin)
    edited September 2004
    Huh! That's a *real* effective way to get your message out.

    "So John, anything more you'd like to share?"
    "Yep, actually. I wrote a virus infecting hundreds of thousands of computers and was lame enough to beg for work using them. I figure, 'Hey, this can't do anything but boost my reputation. Plus I'll have millions of references!'"
    "Uhhhhhh ... yeah ... we'll get back to you, okay?" *presses big red police button under desk*
  • GobblesGobbles Ventura California
    edited September 2004
    you would be suprised at how many av bug hunters used to write virus. Same goes with net security firms and hackers.
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