Worms

[Gnosis]

The first paragraph from this Wikipedia link explains what many do not know about the prolific nature of Worms.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_worm

Check the following link for additional information:

http://www.lantech.co.nz/?sn=66&st=1&pg=1962

 

[Gnosis]

What is the name of the last worm that you all were infected with?

 

[Deleted member 178]

impossible to say, with my paranoid mindset i was never infected by a worm ^^

 

[Jack]

Very interersting read!
Worns aren't as wide used as Trojans....As far as I know 75% of all the malware into the wild are Trojans while Worms under 10%...
I never "managed" to get infected in real with a Worm.But Conficker and Kido are two nasty worms.

 

[Gnosis]

A couple of years ago I was getting a lot of MyDoom worms from email. AV was catching them though.

@Jack

You are right, worms are rare. Nonetheless, it is very fascinating how they operate alone once released. Viruses need a host program, Rootkits need a backdoor user, and Trojans need someone to open the package.