Storm worm strikes back

[Chewy]

http://www.networkworld.com/news/2007/102407-storm-worm-security.html

this is scary

I am going to look into boot cd scanners again

[katzdvd]

Scary. Can the home user be affected on their own pc, or is this just at the server level?

[Chewy]

with 6-15 million computer infected or in the botnet(home machines/work machines)

not a server or penguin issue per se?

[katzdvd]

I see...well, DOS attacks are bad for everyone, no one is immune in a case like that.

[Chewy]

DoS attacks have taken down a lot of big stuff for a few hours or days, trivial stuff like the stock market, major banking or just somebody like steve gibson that ticked off a 13 year old by using the term "script kiddie"

If you can't maintain a clean computer, you have no business on it or the internet, you are a security risk to us all.