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Wo r ms
If you work with computers, you’re more than likely familiar with the “I
Love You” virus or the “Melissa” virus. Both of these viruses are exam-
ples of worms.The most recent worm attack—named the Anna
Kournikova worm—occurred in February of 2001.The Anna worm was
an e-mail worm created by a 20-year-old Dutch man, who calls himself
“OnTheFly.”The frightening thing about this latest attack using a worm
was that the creator of the worm was not a long-time hacker; he was
relatively new on the scene. OnTheFly used a toolkit known as VBS
Worm Generator, which was created by a hacker known as (k) alamar.
Toolkits are ...