After 7 Years, MyDoom Worm Is Still Spreading 133
An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at Sophos have revealed that the MyDoom worm, which spread via email and launched denial-of-service attacks against websites belonging to SCO and Microsoft, is still spreading on the internet after more than seven years in existence. The firm suggests, tongue-in-cheek, that it would be nice if computer users updated their anti-virus software at least once every 5 years to combat the malware threat."
Re:Win7 question (Score:0, Informative)
search engines. use them.
Re:XP Mode? (Score:4, Informative)
Stated in those terms, do you see now why it is perfectly feasible that there are computers out there with absolutely no virus checking on them that haven't been updated for nigh-on a decade.
You wouldn't believe how many systems I have worked on that have anti-virus installed that came with the system but hasn't been updated since the free trial expired. I really wish manufacturers would stop shipping systems with anti-virus software that is only good for 60 days. Almost nobody ever pays for the subscription after the trial expires.