full-disclosure - The end is nigh: first true MMS mobile worm in the wild

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From: Valdis.Kletnieks at vt.edu (Valdis.Kletnieks@...edu)
Subject: The end is nigh: first true MMS mobile worm in
	the wild 

On Mon, 07 Mar 2005 13:58:24 CST, Frank Knobbe said:

> There are subtle differences between a Virus and a Worm. A worm spreads
> by itself while a virus requires the help of a user.

At least at one time, a "virus" needed to infect a file on the local system
in order to propagate, whereas a "worm" was able to propagate via a running
process on the system.  See "Morris Worm".

But hey, English is a living language, so maybe it's different now - but if
you're going to use a definition different than what it was 10 or 15 years ago,
quit whining when somebody else tries to change your changed definition. ;)

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