Blaster Worm Puts New Stress on Microsoft
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Friday, Aug. 15, 2003
NEW YORK – Computer users worldwide sought Friday to protect themselves from the latest malicious electronic "worm," slowed but still wiggling through the Internet.
The nasty computer code was expected to attack Microsoft's Web site Friday in a way that could make it even harder to prevent and repair the damage, the Wall Street Journal said.
Four days after the Blaster bug, also called "LOVESAN" because of a message it leaves on infected computers, was unleashed via the Internet, security experts said the worm's spread had slowed. But they remained concerned because the software is designed to close the part of Microsoft's site that provides users with patches for the very holes that allow the software to enter PCs.
In addition, experts are worried about new variants of the worm that could cripple computers, including a "Trojan horse" that would allow hackers to gain access to infected PCs.
Beyond the inconvenience, however, corporate disruption from the worm appeared minor.
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