The Father Christmas worm was a computer worm that used the DECnet to attack VAX/VMS systems. It was released in December 1988.^[1]

References

1. ↑ " History of Worms" http://csrc.nist.gov/publications/nistir/threats/subsubsection3_3_2_1.html''

See also

• WANK worm

External links

• "official 'Father Christmas' Worm Report"

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