Forwarded from: "Jay D. Dyson" <jdysonat_private> -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- On Fri, 21 Sep 2001, InfoSec News wrote: > Network Associates called it "Minda." Central Command originally called > it "ConceptV5." But blame the ungainly name that stuck "Nimda" - on one > of the first virus researchers to capture a copy of the malicious code. Maybe it's because I'm mildly dyslexic that it was apparent from the git-go that "Nimda" was simply "Admin" backwards. I felt that the name was appropriate. It shows that the worm is only possible because most admin types are the opposite of what they should be. Nufsed. - -Jay ( ( _______ )) )) .-"There's always time for a good cup of coffee."-. >====<--. C|~~|C|~~| (>------ Jay D. Dyson - jdysonat_private ------<) | = |-' `--' `--' `--------------- rm -rf /bin/laden ---------------' `------' -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: 2.6.2 Comment: See http://www.treachery.net/~jdyson/ for current keys. iQCVAwUBO60LZLlDRyqRQ2a9AQEhkgP/TIpMdfS/lI9rxz19GthrOJG/SHbWgGcr l9WkwaHiCslJh5rkd9xy4gnadD62DcxswCMnFK4f2K4p4l46iAfJuDLziuYjjMYV GFxKTaPkndscBiILVZJvhD10u0iSYmhr+oJkr64Yhe1al/VocW1RXgPXI57ZR387 Hg5zTUydZcc= =JY2X -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- - ISN is currently hosted by Attrition.org To unsubscribe email majordomoat_private with 'unsubscribe isn' in the BODY of the mail.
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