Fighting malware and spam
2012-01-01
Abstract
Some virus writers like to brag about themselves via their choice of virus name. It’s rare that the content justifies the bragging though. The author of W64/Svafa named the virus ‘Sigrún’, which is Old Norse for ‘victory rune’. However, there is little to be victorious about as the virus doesn't work. Peter Ferrie has the details.
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