full-disclosure - aside: worm vs. worm?

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Message-ID: <200308120155.h7C1tK4G013962@firefox.software.umn.edu>
From: homa0016 at umn.edu (Andrew J Homan)
Subject: aside:  worm vs. worm?

It seems that between the time dcom.c first starting popping up around the
internet and today, there was ample time for someone to write and release a
worm designed to patch infected systems and remove any sign of itself. 
Given that on the 16th of this month windowsupdate.com will be DDOSed, does
anyone else see this as an opportunity for a war of worms with
windowsupdate.com at stake?  Would anyone consider releasing a patching
worm on their own network if they knew it wouldn't spread to the rest of
the internet or is there a downside to this notion which I'm not realizing?

Andrew J. Homan
Software Engineering Intern
http://www.cnt.com/

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