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Bagle history

Mikko Hypponen over on the F-Secure "News from the Lab" Blog writes that Jason Gordon from infectionvectors.com has written a thorough three-part study on the history of the Bagle worm.

Admittedly, it is weird to see a reference to portions of the Bagle Worm referred to as "business practices," but I understand the implications.

Update: Gregg Keizer writes over on TechWeb today about this -- in fact, it's today's top story:

Bagle Worm Seen As 'Blueprint' For Web Criminals

A pair of research reports have explored the long-running Bagle worm and laid out a chronology that points to a professional developer who, like counterparts in the commercial software world, is constantly testing, tweaking, and improving his code for profit, not pride of ownership.

The Bagle worm debuted in mid-January 2004, and according to most anti-virus firms, has been spotted in 60 to 100 variations since then. It's also usually credited with starting the malware-for-profit movement among hackers, who prior to the ground-breaking worm, typically were motivated by notoriety.

posted by Fergie @ 4/28/2005 03:29:00 PM