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Blaster (computer worm)

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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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

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Blaster (computer worm)

Nodes27
Edges26
Triples17
Avg. degree1.93
Density0.074074
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Blaster (computer worm)

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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

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

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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

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