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         from Mary Landesman, your Editor and Guide
      Just when it seemed last week's worm wars had finally abated, a new
variant of Netsky appears - but this time, there's no 'good' worm act
involved. Plus, a new variant of the Sober family was discovered on March 8th
and quickly became a medium level threat. Not just worms plague the Internet.
Folks still report multiple browser hijackings. If your startpage is
defaulting to porn and ad-laden sites, chances are your security settings are
leaving you at risk.


      In the Spotlight


      Netsky.L discovered. But is it an imposter?
      Discovered on March 10, 2004, Netsky.L might ordinarily be considered
just another variant in the Netsky family. But an abrupt change of behaviour
has some security experts wondering whether Netsky.L is actually an imposter.
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            . Bagle bombing
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            . Sober.C description
            Mass mailing, filesharing worm
            . Sober.B description
            Bilingual worm spreads via email, P2P
            . Browser hijacking
            Protect yourself from parasites
            . JDBGMGR.EXE Hoax
            Old hoax continues to be believed
            . Hoax Encyclopedia
            Check the facts before you forward

      Sober.D worm discovered
      A new variant of the Sober worm was discovered spreading in the early
morning hours (GMT) on March 8, 2004. Dubbed Sober.D by most vendors and
Roca.A by antivirus vendor Sophos, the worm follows in the footsteps of
Sober.A, Sober.B, and Sober.C, sending itself in either German or English
depending on the domain suffix of the intended victim.

      War of the worms
      A battle is waging between three groups of virus writers, each
attempting to prove superiority over the other. While these virus writers
create worms that hurl accusations at one another, the real victims of this
battle remain the users caught...read more

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Security Guide

      These books are all part of a genre of books that show, in detail, the
methods, tools, tricks and techniques used by hackers and crackers to find and
exploit the holes in your network. Rather than simply teaching people "how to
hack" these books go one step further and tell you how to protect yourself and
defend your network from these attacks.

      1) Hacking Exposed - 4th Edition
      Things change quickly in the security world and the authors of Hacking
Exposed-4th Edition have done a tremendous job at taking a great thing and
making it better by updating it with new attacks and countermeasures. Knowing
the tools and techniques used to gather information on and infiltrate your
network, accompanied by countermeasures that work to thwart those attacks, is
invaluable information.

      2) Hacker's Challenge 2
      Hacker's Challenge 2 is a sort of practical exam for the Hacking Exposed
series. The style of the challenges is fairly entertaining and the plots are
so engaging you may not want to put the book down. Its like a best-selling
mystery novel for network security techies. This is a great book to help you
test your system security skills.

      3) Hack Attacks Revealed
      John Chirillo has made a career of hacking (for the good guys). In Hack
Attacks Revealed, he shares his knowledge of how hackers gain the information
necessary to break into your systems. Mr. Chirillo covers the the protocols
used and the purpose of the various ports used. The book also provides
information on the scanning and network discovery tools used by hackers.


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