A computer worm that targets antivirus or firewall protection is nothing new, but the most recent case of a direct attack against computer defenses unfolded with alarming speed, less than two days after vulnerabilities in Internet Security Systems’ BlackICE and RealSecure software were disclosed. As a result, the Witty.A worm — a network-attack worm that targets host systems running BlackICE — reportedly managed to infect about 10,000 computers worldwide using UDP port 4,000.
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Witty.A Worm Targets BlackICE Firewall Vulnerability
Posted by: Jay Lyman March 22, 2004 10:18 AMA computer worm that targets antivirus or firewall protection is nothing new, but the most recent case of a direct attack against computer defenses unfolded with alarming speed, less than two days after vulnerabilities in Internet Security Systems’ BlackICE and RealSecure software were disclosed. As a result, the Witty.A worm — a network-attack worm that targets host systems running BlackICE — reportedly managed to infect about 10,000 computers worldwide using UDP port 4,000.