It has been nearly four years since the first worm to spread via an instant messaging program, the Hello worm, appeared on the AOL Instant Messenger network. At that time, IM program worms were more of a curiosity. Despite a significant number of doomsday predictions from the media, few of these worms...
Commentary on a Potential Major Problem It is generally true that if a virus family does not produce a variant that spreads quickly within its first five manifestations, it will be a proverbial damp squib. Obviously, this isn't foolproof, but many don't realize how often it isn't until a variant that...
Commentary: Four Years Later, a Look at What Has Changed, and What Hasn't I remember the day VBS/Loveletter appeared quite clearly. Although it technically debuted overnight on May 3rd, 2000 (depending on time zones), the morning of Tuesday, May 4th, 2000 will always be remembered as the day that changed...