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Witty Extinction
Kelly Martin, 2004-04-07

The Witty worm set a dangerous precedent on the Internet because it introduced a number of evil new "firsts" in the ever-changing world of modern worms and viruses.

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Witty Extinction 2004-04-07
Matthew Murphy
Kelly's article attempts to make a very interesting point, though it is not all that clear. The fact that Witty destroyed victims made its propagation and demise period fast enough that by the time it had been discovered spreading, it was no longer much of a media spectacle.

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