Latest Mydoom shows hackers using search engines for attacks

Tipstaff · Feb 23, 2005, 05:13 AM

ComputerWorld:

"The Mydoom.be @MM worm first discovered on Feb. 20 was a mass-mailing worm that used its own SMTP engine to send e-mails to addresses it gathered from compromised computers. The worm was also programmed to harvest e-mail addresses from search engines such as Google, AltaVista and Lycos and then use them to distribute itself further."

Full article HERE

I've said it before, and I'll say it again: I'm going to be making SO MUCH MONEY these next 2 weeks.. think I'll take some time off next month, and take in a visit to Hawaii for a while.

**MIG-31** · Feb 23, 2005, 07:31 AM

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Feb 23, 2005, 05:13 AM	#1
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Feb 23, 2005, 07:31 AM	#2
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