Slammer: The first 'Warhol' worm?
News This rapidity puts Slammer into the realm of what is known as a Warhol worm, or one that could infect the entire Internet in 15 minutes. Last week's Sapphire worm, widely known as SQL Slammer, infected more than 90 percent of vulnerable computers...
[February 3, 2003, 16:12]
The Week in Review: Lair of the SQL worm
News Slammer: The first 'Warhol' worm? Another facet of Slammer: it seems to fulfil many of the predictions about the inevitability of "Warhol" worms -- that is, ones that can infect the entire Internet in 15 minutes.
[February 7, 2003, 15:55]
The Year Ahead: The future of viruses
News The concepts under discussion, Hypponen said, are known as a Warhol worm -- so called because it could create a huge outbreak in 15 minutes -- and a flash worm, which could do the same thing in 15 seconds.
[December 31, 2002, 6:33]
Businesses 'don't trust traditional antivirus protection'
News The phenomenon of the 'Warhol worm' which spreads rapidly - and enjoys '15 minutes of fame' - has often done its damage long before patches have been put in place or a signature-based antivirus solution database has updated.
[July 7, 2004, 12:40]
