Mikko Hypponen
Mikko Hypponen
Mikko Hermanni Hyppönenis a computer security expert and columnist...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionScientist
CountryUnited States of America
computers happened running testing virus
As the virus is not new it's 2 years old this could only have happened if those testing computers were not running any anti-virus programs,
attacks aware moment
At the moment we are not aware of any attacks that would have used this vulnerability.
check clicking convincing fairly site surfing
Everything would look fairly convincing if they did some surfing to check out the site before clicking on the link. But they would still get burned.
believe blame break cycle everybody found microsoft next patch release soon test wanting widespread worm
Everybody would like to see the patch as soon as possible, but I can't blame Microsoft for wanting to test it thoroughly. However, if a widespread worm is found before next Tuesday, I do believe they will break the cycle and just release the patch.
cause detect enter hand intended machines nor politics regardless source
We want to detect malware, regardless of its source or purpose. Politics don't even enter the discussion, nor should they. Any malware, even targeted, can get out of hand and cause 'collateral damage' to machines that aren't the intended victim.
although bug code exploit known moment older
Although the WMF bug is there (in the older versions), there's no known code at the moment to exploit it.
exploit
This is enough to invoke the exploit and infect the machine.
anybody change relatively says trivial understand virus
It's trivial for anybody to understand how it works, ... To modify the virus is relatively easy, and to change what the e-mail says is trivial.
mac market
There was no market because there were no Mac viruses.
actively attack block everybody involved knows later lay likely low malicious might rather virus writer
There might be no attack at all. As everybody knows about the attack, the virus writer may lay low and attack at a later date. The ISPs involved can actively block malicious postings. It's more likely the attacker will lay low or be blocked, rather than succeed.
countries foreigners gathering global legal nobody private rights services states target time united using visibility
Foreigners like me have no privacy rights whatsoever. Yet we keep using U.S.-based services all the time, making us a legal target for gathering and storing our private information. Other countries do surveillance as well. But nobody has the global visibility that United States does.
amount larger sheer
It's surprisingly bad. In sheer amount of e-mails, it's larger than any outbreak of the year.
activity coming heard time
It's the first time I've heard of any activity coming from there.
engage lay likely low
It's more likely he'll lay low than engage in activation.