> All right. Now /this/ worm is cool!
>
> According to the following:
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.welchia.worm.html
>
> This worm only replicates itself, and get this, attempts to remove the
> W32.Blaster worm, apply Microsoft's security patches, and reboot the
> machine (once) to allow the changes to take effect. You don't see that
> every day, and you've gotta love it!
>
> Of course it causes massive amounts of ping traffic and whatnot, and
> should be killed, but only after it fixes all of your Blaster problems.
> ;-)
Maybe this will be the new trend in MS upgrade cycle enforcement. They
implement a worm that exploits one of the many existing security holes (of
which they're aware but haven't fixed), installs the latest versions of
all your software, reboots the requisite number of times (depending on
moon phase, weasel mating season, and the current trading price of 3M),
then generates a bill (or possibly initiates legal action upon
nonpayment).
Levi
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