Re: Second wave of Nimda?

[John Oliver <john.oliver () hosting com>]

Tracey Losco wrote:
> Has anyone heard of this and is there any merit in its possibility?
> In the code for the worm, there was a "get system time" call...I was
> wondering whether or not it was for computations or whether it was a
> timer....it this is true, it looks like it was a timer....
>
> Researchers say Nimda set to propagate again
>
> By Deborah Radcliff, Computerworld online
> September 27, 2001 10:52 am PT
>
> RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED a third vector to the Nimda worm, which is
> set to propagate again through e-mail at 1 a.m. ET Friday.
>
> The website is located:
>
> http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/09/27/010927hnnimbda.xml?0927alert

Install EarlyBird!

http://www.treachery.net/~jdyson/earlybird/

v2.4 deals with Nimda...

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