Another Nasty (and Serious) Internet Worm

Once a user's computer is infected, it is programmed to send large amounts of data to the Web site of the SCO Group, a Lindon, Utah-based company that, in effect, claims ownership over portions of the widely used Linux open-source operating system. SCO is pursuing legal action against IBM Corp. and other companies, asserting that Linux includes portions of the Unix operating system to which it claims copyright ownership. The open-source community disputes SCO's claims on Linux.

The more immediate problem for computers infected with the worm is that they will automatically allow the virus's authors to connect remotely and upload files such as malicious software to forward spam e-mails. The worm also creates a mass-mailing of itself that is expected to clog many corporate e-mail servers or slow down Internet traffic, according to Cupertino, Calif.-based anti-virus software developer Symantec Corp.

Does anyone know more about this lawsuit?