A self-replicating worm dubbed “Grey Goo” has caused the virtual community Second Life to shut down at least once, according to the site’s owners, Linden Life. Within the Second Life virtual environment, Grey Goo’s creators claimed to spin gold rings, and unwitting players interacted with them to spread the malware further. “This was basically a proof-of-concept worm that only self-replicated using the scripting features inside Second Life,” explained Stefan Savage, a professor of Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego.
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Second Life Target of Self-Replicating Worm
Posted by: Erika Morphy November 21, 2006 03:50 PMA self-replicating worm dubbed “Grey Goo” has caused the virtual community Second Life to shut down at least once, according to the site’s owners, Linden Life. Within the Second Life virtual environment, Grey Goo’s creators claimed to spin gold rings, and unwitting players interacted with them to spread the malware further. “This was basically a proof-of-concept worm that only self-replicated using the scripting features inside Second Life,” explained Stefan Savage, a professor of Computer Science and Engineering at UC San Diego.