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Re: First WMF mass mailer ItW (phishing Trojan)
From: Gadi Evron <ge () linuxbox org>
Date: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 09:24:58 -0600 (CST)
On Thu, 16 Feb 2006, Vulnerability Management wrote:
Hi Gadi, Gadi Evron wrote:The first worm (mass mailer) to (ab)use the WMF 0day is now spreading in Australia.[...] > The emails themselves do not contain the payload, but rather a URL to > sites that will infect users. How can this be called a worm? AFAIK, malware that needs human intervention to spread is a trojan, not a worm.
Taxonomy/terminology of viruses/malware is problematic, no one expert will agree with the other. (almost) all current worms are Trojan horses. If it is spread by email, it's a mass mailer. It's a worm... any more than that and this will become a religious discussion between those who work with these or a clue-less one by those who don't. :) In other words.. I will go with whatever you decide, as I don't see this as really mattering in the AV world anymore (and that's a shame). :) Question: if one sees this spreading as a mass mailer, propagating (via email) and infecting via a download(er) of a Trojan, why would it matter? Maybe it should be called a Trojan with mass-mailing capabilities (I'm completely with you on that one). Gadi.
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