F-Secure Security Labs has a video in YouTube showing the outbreak of a Trojan with the name Small.DAM (Storm-Worm). It is a Trojan that arrives on the system as attachment file to spam emails.
The WorldMap Live shown in the video is a map view of the report sent by the F-Secure security products on detection of the Trojan. F-Secure security products such as Internet Security 2007 sends back the IP address of the infected computer. The WorldMap Live software then calculates the geographical location of the computer and fills up the world map.
In the video, you will notice most PC users schedule to scan for infections at midnight when you see the most detections.
The WorldMap Live is available for internal use only. The public viewable version is much less impressive. Want to protect your PC? Read my previous article on the trends of security threats in year 2007.
Second Life is a 3-D virtual world entirely built and owned by over 1.5 million residents. It is digital community where members interact, buy and sell goods, and build property worth real money. 250 of the in-world currency the Linden dollar can be converted to one US dollar at online currency exchanges, LindeX.
Recently, the virtual world began to face nasty troubles - crimes inside and outside the virtual world. The BBC reported that it had to close its doors for a short time on Sunday (19 Nov) after a worm attack called grey goo. The worm is presented as a golden ring inside the virtual world that replicates by user interaction slowing down the game servers.
The troubles do not stop here. A program that is designed to quickly copy characters, objects and buildings are eroding the value of people’s virtual property. A growing numbers of mafias and gangs in the virtual world are also seriously disrupting the law and order in the virtual world.