Week 12 - BSIT200 - Mydoom + Wrap-up

In the topic of antivirus software, firewalls, and viruses themselves, I figured I would take this last opportunity to look up what the most damaging virus ever was. That title belongs to a computer worm by the name of Mydoom. Mydoom is a virus that was first found on January 26, 2004 and became the fastest spreading e-mail worm ever and has yet to be surpassed. It appeared as an e-mail that appeared like spam and was very cheaply made, but it went on to infect over 500,000 computers.

It utilized a backdoor on port 3127/TCP to allow remote control of the PC by adding its own .DLL file in the system 32 directory. It also was used to hit Microsoft with DDoS attacks and succeeded in bringing down the website and other popular antivirus websites. Overall it caused about $38 billion in damages to both organizations and personal computers.

I found this exercise to be enjoyable because I was able to do my own research on the side regarding the topics of discussion each week. It helped me to get my own studying done on concepts and materials that still gave me trouble after finishing the lessons. 

It wasn't necessarily helpful to me in my current job but it helped with staying on track with the class. I don't see myself blogging on my own in the future, I've never been very big on social media. It could definitely be useful on a resume if you run a blog that gets traction or if you learn to write things out more clearly like in job descriptions.