New worm generator powers up

By Robert Vamosi
14 March 2001 12:29 PM
Tags: worm generator, virus, anna, vbs
This worm generator promises to take the world by storm, and damage computers along the way.

K]Alamar loves attention. That's why the Argentinian malicious code writer has updated his infamous VBS Worms Generator. Whereas the earlier versions were ostensibly provided for "educational" purposes, this new generator promises to do some serious damage.

Even the license agreement on this beta-release freeware states that users have to agree to take full responsibility "for any damage caused by the files you could create with this program."

An earlier version of the VBS Worms Generator, version 1.5b, is responsible for creating the Anna virus last month. Anna's author, OnTheFly, didn't have to work too hard. The worm generator did most of the work. OnTheFly has since said he released Anna, which didn't damage files, to educate the public about the danger of .vbs worms like ILOVEYOU. But unlike that earlier version, [K]Alamar's new VBS Worms Generator 2 packs more of a bite.

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