What Does a Spreading Worm Look Like? 233
quibbs0 writes "When a new worm spreads around the world, people want to know if they are protected. How fast is it? How does it spread? A new simulation program developed by Symantec Research Labs not only has the answers, it also provides pictures."
What a spreading worm *really* looks like. (Score:5, Funny)
What Does a Spreading Worm Look Like?
This [moviegoods.com] is what a spreading worm looks like.
^_^
Great thing for a security company to encourage (Score:5, Funny)
and ALT-F4 will activate "ultra mode"
What Does a Spreading Worm Look Like? (Score:5, Funny)
How appropriate.
Re:Great thing for a security company to encourage (Score:1, Funny)
You want us to install a program? (Score:5, Funny)
That would be like me going to the doctor and having him ask me if I know how HIV is spread and then asking me to take my pants off.
Comment removed (Score:4, Funny)
In other news... (Score:3, Funny)
Up next, Symantec issues a warning to the Mac/UNIX community saying that their computers are too safe from Windows-based viruses. "We can no longer support operating systems that flaunt their security in face of corporate IT managers everywhere when millions of starving children are dying of malnutrition."
The Weekly World News news service will be right back after this message from our sponsor, Symantec. Ensuring your fear, uncertainty and doubt since 1982.
Re:Fastest way to spread a worm... (Score:4, Funny)
boaworm$ ls -l *.msi
-rw-r--r-- 1 boaworm boaworm 2022400 28 Apr 17:16 SRL_Worm_Simulator.msi
mirage:~/Desktop boaworm$ chmod a+x SRL_Worm_Simulator.msi
mirage:~/Desktop boaworm$
-bash:
mirage:~/Desktop boaworm$
Poor me, my Panther cant even get that worm to RUN... i't should be dead scared, should it not ? Perhaps I need Tiger..
Re:Don't Download it (Score:5, Funny)
I should be safe.
ps:
ps2: Note to moderators: this is funny, not informative!
Yellow? (Score:2, Funny)
Tell me Symantec hasn't trademarked a shade of yellow.
Re:Goodbye Slashdot. (Score:4, Funny)
Re:Goodbye Slashdot. (Score:4, Funny)
Make the "pictures" a PowerPoint presentation... (Score:2, Funny)
Re:Anyone figure out? (Score:2, Funny)
Re:What a spreading worm *really* looks like. (Score:3, Funny)
"When a new worm spreads around the world, people want to know if they are protected."
Well, I suppose that depends on whether it's an endangered species or not.
an even better question: ... (Score:3, Funny)
What does a spreading Worm Simulator look like?
Thanks to the Slashdot effect, I think we're gonna find out.
-S
Re:launching a windows executable from a link (Score:5, Funny)
Is it a coincidence that the only platform, for which one can get programs simulating the spread of worms, is MS Windows?
Re:Goodbye Slashdot. (Score:3, Funny)
Re:Fastest way to spread a worm... (Score:3, Funny)