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+-   Storm worm strikes back at security pros-> on Wednesday October 24 2007, @09:16AM alphadogg

Submitted by alphadogg on Wednesday October 24 2007, @09:16AM
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alphadogg writes "The Storm worm, which some say is the world's biggest botnet despite waning in recent months, is now fighting back against security researchers that seek to destroy it and has them running scared, conference attendees in NYC heard this week. The worm can figure out which users are trying to probe its command-and-control servers, and it retaliates by launching DDoS attacks against them, shutting down their Internet access for days, says an IBM architect."
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