New virus knocks out SCO!

[IceDigger]

Story here

So far I havent gotten many calls about this virus but I'm guessing tommorow I will. Viruses are good for business

 

[antime]

New virus also opens backdoor in infected machines, which few news reports care to mention. Some people believe the SCO DDOS was just a ruse to cover the backdoor, in which case it has been a spectacular success. The DDOS part has a built-in deadline but the backdoor will stay open, enabling the virus creator to use the infected machines to send spam or whatever they can come up with.

 

[IBarracudaI]

"The page you've requested cannot be found."

 

[Scared0o0Rabbit]

It opens your pc as a spam relay. There's another version of this going around that targets microsoft also.

 

[it290]

Why would SCO worry about it? They would be using their patented UNIX ™ operating system anyway, wouldn't they?

 

[Tindo@heart]

I'm sure, but the 1000's of people using Windows that have the virus are what's beating up on the SCO servers.

 

[KuKzz]

Hmm......I wonder if Ice sometimes makes new ....programs.... to get more clients

 

[it290]

I'm sure, but the 1000's of people using Windows that have the virus are what's beating up on the SCO servers.

Ah yes, how silly of me; still, that's not very poetic, is it?

 

[Tindo@heart]

Originally posted by it290@Feb 2, 2004 @ 01:32 PM

I'm sure, but the 1000's of people using Windows that have the virus are what's beating up on the SCO servers.

Ah yes, how silly of me; still, that's not very poetic, is it?

heh, more ironic than poetic, yes :lol: