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Anti-worms have been used to combat the effects of the Code Red, [35] Blaster, and Santy worms. Welchia is an example of a helpful worm. [ 36 ] Utilizing the same deficiencies exploited by the Blaster worm , Welchia infected computers and automatically began downloading Microsoft security updates for Windows without the users' consent.
Trojan worm February 14, 2006 Most known for being the first virus targeting Mac computers. Morris: November 2, 1988 Robert Tappan Morris: Widely considered to be the first computer worm. Although created for academic purposes, the negligence of the author unintentionally caused the worm to act as a denial of service attack.
November 10: Agobot is a computer worm that can spread itself by exploiting vulnerabilities on Microsoft Windows. Some of the vulnerabilities are MS03-026 and MS05-039. [37] November 20: Bolgimo is a computer worm that spread itself by exploiting a buffer overflow vulnerability at Microsoft Windows DCOM RPC Interface (CVE-2003-0352). [38]
Roblox is an online game platform and game creation system built around user-generated content and games, [1] [2] officially referred to as "experiences". [3] Games can be created by any user through the platform's game engine, Roblox Studio, [4] and then shared to and played by other players. [1]
Pages in category "Computer worms" The following 49 pages are in this category, out of 49 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. ... Code of Conduct;
Robert Tappan Morris (born November 8, 1965) is an American computer scientist and entrepreneur. He is best known for creating the Morris worm in 1988, [3] considered the first computer worm on the Internet. [4] Morris was prosecuted for releasing the worm, and became the first person convicted under the then-new Computer Fraud and Abuse Act ...
Agobot, also frequently known as Gaobot, is a family of computer worms. Axel "Ago" Gembe, a German programmer also known for leaking Half-Life 2 a year before release, was responsible for writing the first version. [1] [2] [3] The Agobot source code describes it as: “a
Happy99 (also termed Ska or I-Worm) [4] is a computer worm for Microsoft Windows. It first appeared in mid-January 1999, spreading through email and usenet . The worm installs itself and runs in the background of a victim's machine, without their knowledge.