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A self-replicating program that reproduces itself over a network. The most famous worm is the one created by Robert Morris at Cornell that shut down many unix computers on the Internet in 1988. Currently making the rounds is a Windows worm named happy99.exe (or Trojan-Happy99 or I-Worm.Happy) that masquerades as a fireworks show, replaces your wsock32.dll file, and sends copies of itself along with e-mail or news message
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worm - In article , yeltrabnhoj@email.comsays: "From a special operations perspective, it's called 'probing the target.' Trying to find out what their true vulnerabilities are. Sometimes you hit it the first time, sometimes you don't. So going in and doing multiple tests to make sure this is, in fact, a good way to disrupt the communications system is certainly feasible," said Busick. While the FBI scrambles to find a suspect, KIRO Team 7 InvestigatorsIt doesn't take a whole lot to figure out where these things are. Andin an area where say, lots of construction is going on the Dig-Safefolks like to circle the comm circuits with bright orange paint.Oh, and the state E-911 answering point is in North Providence onSmith Street. Right around the corner from the Centredale CO. One canonly bet where those connections are.Unless you put alarms, post guards and a multitude of other securitymeasures on every potential access point you're never going to be ableto protect vital infrastructure.And we're talking about companies that don't see the value of powerprotection on SLC's and the like.
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