"Bob George" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message
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> > I'm thinking one might be able to create an evil program to scan for
> > these infections and close them down.
>
> I do like the idea, but if I'm not mistaken:
>
> 1. Somebody did this for a previous worm.
>
> 2. It caused it's own unintended side effects.
>
> 3. The author is being prosecuted.

Yes, the Nachi worm was designed to get rid of Blaster. See
http://www.microsoft.com/security/antivirus/nachi.asp.

Regards,
John



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