full-disclosure - New Variant of mydoom in the wild

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Message-ID: <0EBC45FCABFC95428EBFC3A51B368C9501C9C498@jessica.herefordshire.gov.uk>
From: prandal at herefordshire.gov.uk (Randal, Phil)
Subject: New Variant of mydoom in the wild

McAfee has a disinfection tool out (which also disinfects a host of other
"in the wild" viruses).  http://vil.nai.com/vil/stinger - version 1.9.9
covers MyDoom.B

Cheers,

Phil

---------------------------------------------
Phil Randal
Network Engineer
Herefordshire Council
Hereford, UK 

> -----Original Message-----
> From: full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com
> [mailto:full-disclosure-admin@...ts.netsys.com]On Behalf Of Helmut
> Hauser
> Sent: 28 January 2004 19:15
> To: full-disclosure@...ts.netsys.com
> Subject: [Full-Disclosure] New Variant of mydoom in the wild
> 
> 
> There is a new variant of mydoom in the wild, much harder - 
> overwrites the
> hosts file and therefore gives the victims no chance to 
> update their virus
> defs ...
> and the second target is now microsoft.
> 
> Trend-Micro has it first:
> 
> here is the link:
> 
> http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VNam
> e=WORM_MYDOOM.B&VSect=T
> 
> Helmut
> 
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