MyDoom worm spreading at record pace

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Just days after it first surfaced, the MyDoom worm has become the fastest spreading computer virus in history. MyDoom's payload is far from innocuous, too. When opened, the virus installs a stealth program on the victim's computer that opens up a software "back door." Attackers can then bypass the PC's security and turn the system into a bounce point, or proxy, for any network-based attack. More at TechReport