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From: kspett at spidynamics.com (Kevin Spett)
Subject: Is Sapphire the world's smallest computer worm?

I remember seeing (alledged) Morris worm source code on PacketStorm
awhile ago.


Kevin Spett
SPI Labs
http://www.spidynamics.com/

----- Original Message -----
From: "Roland Postle" <mail@...zde.co.uk>
To: "Full-Disclosure" <full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com>
Sent: Saturday, January 25, 2003 3:49 PM
Subject: Re: [Full-Disclosure] Is Sapphire the world's smallest computer
worm?


> On Sat, 25 Jan 2003 14:22:19 -0500, Richard M. Smith wrote:
>
> >At 376 bytes, is this new Sapphire worm the world's smallest computer
> >worm?  The only competition I can think of is the Morse worm.  Anybody
> >know how big it was?
>
> I suspect the morse worm was bigger, therefor I'm prepared to offer a
> flashy "World's smallest internet worm" award (solid gold statuette on
> a marble stand with attached chrome plate which will be etched at a
> later date) to the author of this one. If they would just like to stand
> up and claim it ....
>
> - Blazde
>
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