OT-Fw: Two new Internet e-mail threats

Need to update virus defs.
Roger , Colfax  WA
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> CNET | VIRUS & SECURITY NEWSLETTER
> Two new Internet e-mail threats
> February 25, 2004
> Vol. 3, No. 4
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> Two new e-mail threats that affect only Windows-platform PCs
> began to spread last week. The first and most serious, Bagle.b,
> is the second variation of the Bagle virus first seen in January
> 2004. What makes this virus dangerous is that it opens a back
> door, allowing the virus's author to control infected PCs. The
> second threat is Netsky.b, a variation of an existing e-mail
> threat. Netsky.b does not open a back door for remote access, but
> it is spreading quickly, and it could be just as annoying (by
> slowing down your legitimate e-mail traffic) as Bagle.b.
> Fortunately, all the leading antivirus companies have updated
> their signature files to block these two new threats. Read on to
> learn more.
>
> Robert Vamosi
> Senior associate editor
> CNET Software & Internet Services
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>  1. Alert: Bagle.b prevention and cure
>  2. Alert: Netsky.b prevention and cure
>  3. Security Watch: Why the Microsoft code leak is so dangerous
>  4. Security Watch: Spam-sending, spying pest on the loose
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> 1. Alert: Bagle.b prevention and cure
>
> Another variation of mass-mailng e-mail virus Bagle is slowly
> spreading across the Internet. Bagle.b (w32.bagle.b@mm), also
> known as Tanx.a, harvests e-mail addresses from infected PCs and
> uses its own SMTP engine to send copies of itself to those
> addresses. The virus also opens a port, allowing a remote hacker
> to gain access to the infected PC.
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> http://ct.com.com/click?q=cd-VHhSQzsITTo39nO3r~4aTI46oheR
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> 2. Alert: Netsky.b prevention and cure
>
> "This worm is like a cluster bomb," says iDefense's Ken Durham,
> since the worm first spreads via e-mail, then attacks network
> shared files. Netsky.b (w32.netsky.b@mm) uses randomized e-mail
> messages and network shared files to spread copies of itself via
> ZIP file attachments.
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> http://ct.com.com/click?q=43-coL5IBJ1E87glrxABq0EcA5UK3FR
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> 3. Security Watch: Why the Microsoft code leak is so dangerous
>
> Is it really such a big deal that Windows source code is
> circulating on the Net? Yes, because it gives criminal hackers
> the opportunity to cause unprecedented levels of damage.
>
> http://ct.com.com/click?q=a3-qXf6QYUACSoHGP1k8WWq5l3TgnlR
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> 4. Security Watch: Spam-sending, spying pest on the loose
>
> The latest online menace combines the capabilities of computer
> viruses, Trojan horses, and pesky spyware--all in one deceptive
> package. Here's how to protect yourself from it.
>
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