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> > Virus: Malware that uses e-mail to propagate and usually requires at > > least that you as a user load it into your MUA. Does not always require > > 'opening'. But for example, it will not propagate if you keep it sitting > > on your mail server. > > I wouldn't restrict the definition to 'email'. The 'requires user > intervention' part is what I think of. Fine with me. e.g. there have been a couple instant messenger viruses > > Bot: IRC controlled backdoor > > Would a bot require IRC? I guess some other method of mass-communication could count as well. E.g. like some of the DDOS networks. > > > Auto Rooter: software that uses an exploit and installs backdoor without > > user interaction. > > New to me. So your definition is now authoritative in my book! -- -------------------------------------------------------------- Johannes Ullrich jullrich at euclidian.com pgp key: http://johannes.homepc.org/PGPKEYS -------------------------------------------------------------- "We regret to inform you that we do not enable any of the security functions within the routers that we install." support at covad.net --------------------------------------------------------------
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