The Worm Text Message
Mydoom appears to have been commissioned by e-mail spammers to send junk e-mail through infected computers. The worm contains the text message "andy; I'm just doing my job, nothing personal, sorry," leading many to believe that the worm's creator was paid.
Early on, several security firms expressed their belief that the worm originated from a programmer in Russia. The actual author of the worm is unknown.
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MyDoom is the most devastating computer virus to date, which caused more than $38 billion in damage.
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