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To: ~digs who wrote (262)9/20/2001 11:49:54 PM
From: ~digs  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 6763
 
[New Computing Virus] Nimda is the first worm to modify existing web sites to start offering infected files for download. Also it is the first worm to use normal end user machines to scan for vulnerable web sites. This technique enables Nimda to easily reach intranet web sites located behind firewalls - something worms such as Code Red couldn't directly do.

much more info @ europe.f-secure.com

and @ incidents.org