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Blaster (computer worm): Creation and effects, Side effects & Timeline

Blaster (also known as Lovsan, Lovesan, or MSBlast) was a computer worm that spread on computers running operating systems Windows XP and Windows 2000 during August 2003.

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Blaster (computer worm) topic overview

The analysis highlights Creation and effects, Side effects and Timeline as prominent areas in the source structure around Blaster (computer worm).

Related topics
22
Source areas
4
Connected nodes
26
Extracted relationships
17
Concept neighborhoods
15
Bridge connections
26

What this topic covers Research coverage

Source areas are shown by the number of related topics found in each part of the analysis. Use smaller areas too: they can reveal specialized angles and content gaps.

Creation and effects · 10 topics
Overview · 6 topics
Side effects · 4 topics
Timeline · 2 topics

Smaller areas are not necessarily less important. They contain fewer connections in this analysis and can be useful for finding specialized angles or coverage gaps.

Key facts & relationships

High-confidence facts extracted from structured source data. Use them as anchors for further research.

Author
Jeffrey Lee Parson (B variant only)
Aliases
Lovsan, Lovesan, MSBlast
Isolation date
2003
Origin
Hopkins, Minnesota (B variant only)
Platforms
Windows XP and Windows 2000
Ports used
Remote Procedure Call

Explore all related topics Closing gaps

Browse the complete topic structure, not only the most central items. Less prominent entities and concepts can reveal missing angles, specialized context and useful research gaps. Each item opens a new analysis centered on that subject.

Overview

Creation and effects

Timeline

Side effects

Advanced semantic analysis

Deeper signals for content research, entity SEO and topical coverage. The plain-language headings explain what each technical view is useful for.

How Blaster (computer worm) connects Entity context

The extracted context around Blaster (computer worm) shows recurring relationship patterns in the source. For example, Blaster (computer worm) → Lovsan (F-secure), W32.Blaster.Worm (Symantec), W32/Blaster (Norman), W32/Blaster (Sophos), W32/Lovsan.worm (McAfee), Win32.Poza (CA) Blaster (Panda), Win32/Msblast (Microsoft), Worm.Win32.Blaster (Global Hauri), WORM_MSBLAST (Trend Micro) Another extracted example is Blaster (computer worm) → Lovsan, Lovesan, MSBlast. Use these groups to spot repeated connection types before inspecting the individual relationships.

Blaster (computer worm)

Top relations

Technical name · 9
Blaster (computer worm) → Lovsan (F-secure), W32.Blaster.Worm (Symantec), W32/Blaster (Norman), W32/Blaster (Sophos), W32/Lovsan.worm (McAfee), Win32.Poza (CA) Blaster (Panda), Win32/Msblast (Microsoft), Worm.Win32.Blaster (Global Hauri), WORM_MSBLAST (Trend Micro)
Aliases · 1
Blaster (computer worm) → Lovsan, Lovesan, MSBlast
Author · 1
Blaster (computer worm) → Jeffrey Lee Parson (B variant only)
Isolation date · 1
Blaster (computer worm) → 2003
Origin · 1
Blaster (computer worm) → Hopkins, Minnesota (B variant only)
Platforms · 1
Blaster (computer worm) → Windows XP and Windows 2000
Ports used · 1
Blaster (computer worm) → Remote Procedure Call
Type · 1
Blaster (computer worm) → Worm

Important terminology

Use these terms to understand the vocabulary surrounding the topic, not as a checklist for keyword stuffing.

Important terminology

2003 worm august spread microsoft rpc msblast variant welchia windows patch blaster releases systems also message exploit july 2004 11

Blaster (computer worm) relationships Subject–Predicate–Object triples

TTTA extracted 17 structured relationships around Blaster (computer worm). Examples in this analysis include Blaster (computer worm) → Aliases → Lovsan, Lovesan, MSBlast and Blaster (computer worm) → Author → Jeffrey Lee Parson (B variant only). The table shows each extracted connection, where it came from and its confidence.

SubjectPredicateObjectConfidenceSrc
Blaster (computer worm)AliasesLovsan, Lovesan, MSBlast1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)AuthorJeffrey Lee Parson (B variant only)1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)Isolation date20031.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)OriginHopkins, Minnesota (B variant only)1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)PlatformsWindows XP and Windows 20001.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)Ports usedRemote Procedure Call1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)Technical nameWorm.Win32.Blaster (Global Hauri)1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)Technical nameW32/Blaster (Norman)1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)Technical nameW32/Blaster (Sophos)1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)Technical nameW32.Blaster.Worm (Symantec)1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)Technical nameLovsan (F-secure)1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)Technical nameW32/Lovsan.worm (McAfee)1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)Technical nameWin32/Msblast (Microsoft)1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)Technical nameWORM_MSBLAST (Trend Micro)1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)Technical nameWin32.Poza (CA) Blaster (Panda)1.00infobox
Blaster (computer worm)TypeWorm1.00infobox

Related concept clusters Concept neighborhoods

The concept neighborhoods around Blaster (computer worm) bring nearby vocabulary together. In this analysis, examples include Lovesan, Xp and Spread. Use the clusters to find adjacent concepts and terminology that may deserve separate research.

  • Blaster (computer worm)
    • Lovesan
    • Xp
    • Spread
    • Variant
    • Welchia
    • Windows
    • Msblast
    • Worm
    • Attack
    • January
    • Original
    • Symantec
  • blaster (computer worm)
    • Lovesan
    • Xp
    • Spread
    • Variant
    • Welchia
    • Windows
    • Msblast
    • Microsoft
    • Worm
    • Message
    • Attack
    • January
  • computer worm
    • Welchia
    • Variant
    • Microsoft
    • Message
    • Xp
    • Attack
    • Discovered
    • Used
    • Service
    • Patch
    • January
    • Original
  • windows xp
    • Lovesan
    • Blaster
    • Windows
    • Xp
    • Also
    • Service
    • Systems
    • Message
    • Spread
    • Rpc
    • Msblast
    • Used
  • windows xp professional x64 edition
    • Lovesan
    • Blaster
    • Windows
    • Xp
    • Also
    • Service
    • Systems
    • Message
    • Spread
    • Rpc
    • Msblast
    • Used
  • sasser worm
    • Welchia
    • Variant
    • Microsoft
    • Message
    • Xp
    • Attack
    • Discovered
    • Used
    • Service
    • Patch
    • January
    • Original
  • distributed denial of service attack
    • Com
    • Windowsupdate
    • Site
    • Windows
    • Systems
    • Variant
    • Msblast
    • August
    • Lovesan
    • Microsoft
    • Xp
    • Blaster
  • windows 2000
    • Xp
    • Service
    • Message
    • Rpc
    • Used
    • Worm
    • Patch
    • Microsoft
    • Attack
    • Original
    • Symantec
    • Exploit

Connections between topic areas Semantic bridges

For Blaster (computer worm), one of the stronger structural bridges in this analysis connects Blaster (computer worm) with Creation and effects. Bridges highlight paths between different parts of the map and can reveal research angles that are easy to miss in a flat list.

Min side: 3
Blaster (computer worm)Creation and effects · splits 16 ⟂ 11
Blaster (computer worm)Overview · splits 20 ⟂ 7
Blaster (computer worm)Side effects · splits 22 ⟂ 5
Blaster (computer worm)Timeline · splits 24 ⟂ 3

Map overview Semantic statistics

Blaster (computer worm)

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples17
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
Components1

Source & methodology

TTTA analyzes the structure around Blaster (computer worm) to surface related topics, entities, relationships, concept neighborhoods and bridge connections. Use the map to explore areas such as Creation and effects, Side effects & Timeline, including less central topics that may reveal useful research gaps. Automatically extracted connections are research leads rather than rewritten encyclopedia content.

Source: Wikipedia — Blaster (computer worm) · EN edition · Analysis: TopicsToTalkAbout

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