New Sasser variant indicates copycat

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Sasser variant suggests copycat

Sasser variant suggests copycat 05/12/2004 09:38 PM
Sympatico May 13 2004 1:07AM GMT

Sasser variant appears despite arrest

Sasser variant appears despite arrest 05/10/2004 06:04 AM
Computer Weekly May 10 2004 10:08AM GMT

Security Experts Tracking New Sasser
Variant

Security Experts Tracking New Sasser
Variant 05/03/2004 12:27 PM
A third variant of the Sasser worm—Sasser C— is closely related to the two earlier versions, but it spawns 1024 threads on infected systems.

Despite arrest, new variant of Sasser
worm appears

Despite arrest, new variant of Sasser
worm appears 05/10/2004 10:05 AM
Despite the arrest Friday of the suspected author of the Sasser worm that affected millions of computers worldwide last week, a new variant of the worm appeared Sunday, according to computer security organizations.

Did The Sasser Informer Play A Part In
Creating Sasser?

Did The Sasser Informer Play A Part In
Creating Sasser? 05/18/2004 03:04 PM
For all the hype about how Microsoft's bounty helped to catch the accused writer of the Sasser worm, the police are apparently now investigating whether or not the informant helped create the worm himself. This opens up a whole new set of questions about bounties. People who help each other create worms and viruses can turn around and backstab their partners for the bounty (and, of course, then be accused back by those they fingered).

Sasser.A and Sasser.B Worm Removal Tool
(KB841720)

Sasser.A and Sasser.B Worm Removal Tool
(KB841720) 05/02/2004 10:32 PM
A situation has been identified where the Sasser.A or Sasser.B worms could have infected some systems before the application of MS04-011 [KB835732]. This tool will help remove the Sasser.A and Sasser.B worms from these systems. For systems with MS04-011 [KB835732], no further action is needed once this tool is installed. Install this tool to help remove this worm from your PC.

Is Hello Kitty a Copycat?

Is Hello Kitty a Copycat? 09/12/2004 11:51 PM
Xeni Jardin: A blogger who describes himself as an "extraordinary ordinary guy in Japan" says this on the 30th anniversary of Hello Kitty:

"Kitty's design was just a crib from ... Musti, created by the Belgian animator/director Ray Goossens (1924-1998) [Ed note: she's the center figure in the BoingBoing graphic at left]. Musti was started as an animation series on TV in 1968, and its picture books were also published. I read some of that books and loved it in my childhood. Although it is evident to everybody that Kitty was an imitation of Musti, Sanrio, the publisher of Hello Kitty have not touched on it. It is said that the total copyright fee for Hello Kitty reaches around 15 billion yen (13.7 million USD) per year, and Sanrio got 23.7 billion yen (21.6 million USD) gross sales in second quarter of 2004. I wonder why they don't feel shady about hiding the fact."

I'm no Hello Kitty historian, and that's news to me. Is it true? Link to post. This guy has a cool blog. His post about Japanese "jinxes" was also interesting.

On a related note, don't miss the image of "Hello Kitty De Milo" in this news story, which is, like, so obviously a total ripoff of some Greek art dude. Link (Thanks, Brian)

Update: OMG! This is turning into one big plushy piracy clusterfuck! BoingBoing reader Eva says, "See my response on Hello Kitty vs Musti here. Basically, I think Musti is in turn a rip off of the Dutch rabbit Miffy, which was published more than a decade before Musti." Link

"Jimmy Massey, Copycat."

"Jimmy Massey, Copycat." 06/11/2004 03:17 AM

KaZaA blocks copycat

KaZaA blocks copycat 12/09/2003 07:27 PM
Earlier this year it forced Google to take down links to the modified version of KaZaA Lite and in November it announced a campaign with content experts Altnet ...

Bringing Down A Copycat Site

Bringing Down A Copycat Site 12/29/2004 04:59 AM

Sasser Worm (W32.Sasser.A and its
variants)

Sasser Worm (W32.Sasser.A and its
variants) 05/05/2004 06:56 AM
Sasser Worm (W32.Sasser.A and its variants)
http://ww w.microsoft.com/security/incident/sasser.asp

What you should know about the Sasser worm and Its Variants. Microsoft teams have confirmed that the Sasser worm (W32.Sasser.A and its variants) is currently circulating on the Internet. Microsoft has verified that the worm exploits the Local Security Authority Subsystem Service (LSASS) issue that was addressed by the security update released on April 13 in conjunction with Microsoft Security Bulletin MS04-011. This has been added to Internet Alerts Subject Tracer™ Information Blog.

Sasser.a and Sasser.b: Prevention and
cure

Sasser.a and Sasser.b: Prevention and
cure 05/10/2004 09:55 PM
ZDNet May 11 2004 1:47AM GMT

Kazaa Blocks Copycat Service

Kazaa Blocks Copycat Service 12/08/2003 07:10 PM
Earlier this year it forced Google to take down links to the modified version of Kazaa Lite and in November it announced a campaign with content experts Altnet ...

Mac OS X Tiger is a copycat, claims
developer

Mac OS X Tiger is a copycat, claims
developer 06/28/2004 08:12 PM
While Apple is expecting Microsoft to mimic Mac OS X 10.4 Tiger, one developer says the new Mac operating system is the one doing the copying...

UK police arrest copycat phisher

UK police arrest copycat phisher 04/29/2004 06:24 AM
Small fry

Apple makes copycat jibe at Microsoft

Apple makes copycat jibe at Microsoft 06/28/2004 10:07 AM
Posters on display at Apple's Worldwide Developers Conference are taking an undisguied swipe at Microsoft's Longhorn, the next version of Windows. MacMinute reports that the banners make less-than-subtle suggestions that Redmond-based Microsoft might copy one or two things from Mac OS X 10.4 'Tiger', which will be previewed for the first time this evening.

Odeon rolls credits on copycat website

Odeon rolls credits on copycat website 07/14/2004 11:52 AM
Hasta la vista, accessible cinema service

Developer calls Apple's Tiger a copycat

Developer calls Apple's Tiger a copycat 06/28/2004 05:58 PM
Konfabulator fabricator says Apple Computer has dashed off a duplicate with its Dashboard feature.

Odeon Orders Takedown Of Copycat Site

Odeon Orders Takedown Of Copycat Site 07/14/2004 04:52 PM
Slashdot Jul 14 2004 8:46PM GMT

"Garfield - Why we hate the Mouse but
not the cartoon copycat..."

"Garfield - Why we hate the Mouse but
not the cartoon copycat..." 06/17/2004 10:44 PM

Bagle copycat builds Zombie attack
network

Bagle copycat builds Zombie attack
network 07/16/2004 05:27 AM
Apprentice worm

Developer calls Apple's Tiger a copycat
| CNET News.com

Developer calls Apple's Tiger a copycat
| CNET News.com 06/29/2004 11:43 PM
Konfabulator developer pissed at Apple, says OS X 10.4's Dashboard is a copy of his program .. Konfabulator gets its knickers in a twist .. Arlo is angry over Dashboard in Tiger

news.com.com/2100-1045_3-5250692.html
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Garfield - Why we hate the Mouse but not
the cartoon copycat. By Chris
Suellentrop

Garfield - Why we hate the Mouse but not
the cartoon copycat. By Chris
Suellentrop 06/15/2004 06:59 AM
Slate on the carefully plotted Garfield empire .. all things Garfield

slate.msn.com/id/2102299
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Re: New MyDoom variant

Re: New MyDoom variant 08/04/2004 03:24 PM
Paul Kurczaba (Aug 04 2004)

New MyDoom variant

New MyDoom variant 08/04/2004 03:24 PM
albatross_at_tim.it (Aug 04 2004)

Scob variant using IIS 6.0 or just
upgrades ?

Scob variant using IIS 6.0 or just
upgrades ? 07/07/2004 05:53 PM
Hubbard, Dan (Jul 07 2004)

New Bagle variant seen in the wild

New Bagle variant seen in the wild 07/16/2004 10:22 AM
Antivirus software companies late Thursday and early Friday began warning e-mail users that the persistent Bagle virus has re-emerged in a new version, Bagle.AF or Beagle.AB.

Another New Bagle Variant Spreads

Another New Bagle Variant Spreads 07/17/2004 06:27 AM
Techzonez Jul 17 2004 11:10AM GMT

RE: Registry Fix For Variant of Scob

RE: Registry Fix For Variant of Scob 07/05/2004 02:38 PM
Thor Larholm (Jul 03 2004)

Registry Fix For Variant of Scob

Registry Fix For Variant of Scob 07/03/2004 11:49 AM
Drew Copley (Jul 02 2004)

Another Bagle variant tries to spread

Another Bagle variant tries to spread 09/01/2004 03:38 PM
New version turns off security and attempts to download malicious programs from the Net--but it's not likely to get far.

Price not right on Bagle variant

Price not right on Bagle variant 08/09/2004 05:06 PM
New version of worm floods e-mail in-boxes with bogus price quote messages.

Price isn't right for new Bagle variant

Price isn't right for new Bagle variant 08/10/2004 05:37 AM
Worm du jour

New MiMail variant is DDoS'ing SCO.com

New MiMail variant is DDoS'ing SCO.com 01/27/2004 01:49 PM
tlarholm_at_pivx.com (Jan 26 2004)

Re: New MiMail variant is DDoS'ing
SCO.com

Re: New MiMail variant is DDoS'ing
SCO.com 01/28/2004 03:36 PM
Bob Toxen (Jan 27 2004)

New Code Red variant reported

New Code Red variant reported 03/13/2003 10:16 AM
Antivirus vendors rated CodeRed.F a low risk, saying that it exploits an IIS vulnerability that many systems administrators have long since patched.

Doomjuice variant ups the ante in MS
attack

Doomjuice variant ups the ante in MS
attack 02/11/2004 04:32 PM
Prelude to Friday the 13th assault?

MyDoom variant attacks Microsoft.com

MyDoom variant attacks Microsoft.com 01/28/2004 08:43 PM
Same author, less damage

Google, other engines hit by worm
variant

Google, other engines hit by worm
variant 07/26/2004 02:14 PM
Top search sites troubled by latest MyDoom release.
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