Dabber (computer worm)
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Dabber is a computer worm
that spreads through a vulnerability found in the Sasser
worm. It appeared in 2004.
Computer worm
A computer worm is a self-replicating malware computer program, which uses a computer network to send copies of itself to other nodes and it may do so without any user intervention. This is due to security shortcomings on the target computer. Unlike a computer virus, it does not need to attach...
that spreads through a vulnerability found in the Sasser
Sasser (computer worm)
Sasser is a computer worm that affects computers running vulnerable versions of the Microsoft operating systems Windows XP and Windows 2000. Sasser spreads by exploiting the system through a vulnerable network port...
worm. It appeared in 2004.