http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=18398 By Nick Farrell 13 September 2004 THE WRITERS of the MyDoom viruses are encoding job applications into the latest variants of the bug. According to Sophos the plea for work was found when its boffins were stripping the code of the MyDoom-U and MyDoom-V variants. "We searching 4 work in AV (anti-virus) industry," read the message, although a CV was not attached. Media friendly Sophos spokesman Graham Cluley said that it was unlikely how serious the writer's were, but there was no way that anyone in the AV industry would 'touch them with a bargepole' The MyDoom-U and MyDoom-V contain a file attachment that, when downloaded, infects a computer with a "back door" that blocks access to most anti-virus websites and turns the computer into a spamming machine, sending out junk emails. However they are not spreading particularly well which might indicate that the mydoom franchise is running out of steam, hence the job application. It is also equally possible is that the writers might have finished their school or university and are thinking about a career. Despite what Cluley said, surely it must be a lot cheaper for the industry to give these kids a job turning over their mates rather than spending a lot of time and effort patching worm variants. _________________________________________ Donate online for the Ron Santo Walk to Cure Diabetes - http://www.c4i.org/ethan.html
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