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OUTBREAK: Zotob.E (IRCBot) worm hitting unpatched systems

A new worm utilizing the MS05-039 vulnerability has became a major outbreak. More coverage upcoming. Details IRCBot is a fast-spreading worm affecting systems not patched for the MS05-039 vulnerability. Infected machines will reboot frequently, as well as connect to an IRC server and await further instructions...

Posted to Security Manifest by trafton on Tue, Aug 16 2005
Filed under: Filed under: VIRUSES, SECURITY, Security (Medium), Security (Urgent), Viruses (Medium), Viruses (Urgent), Security (Very Urgent), Viruses (Very Urgent)
Zafi.D - High Risk at Secunia

The new Zafi.D worm is spreading rapidly and has earned a high risk at security company Secunia , which combines write-ups from various vendors and assigns them a risk. Zafi.D was discovered on Tuesday, and has since then maintained a relatively steady spread rate, which has since declined slightly....

Posted to Security Manifest by trafton on Thu, Dec 16 2004
Filed under: Filed under: VIRUSES, Viruses (Medium), Viruses (Urgent)
Bagle.AZ Goes Medium at McAfee

Breaking News: New Bagle Variant Spreading Quickly Worldwide The latest variant of the Bagle worm, Bagle.AZ, has now been declared a Medium risk at McAfee due to increasing spread. For more information, see this link from the McAfeeHelp forums: http://forums.mcafeehelp.com/viewtopic.php?t=32387 This...

Posted to Security Manifest by trafton on Tue, Sep 28 2004
Filed under: Filed under: VIRUSES, Viruses (Medium), Viruses (Urgent)
Outbreak Alert for New MyDoom Variant

BREAKING NEWS: Mydoom Variant Medium-High Risk At 9:25 AM Pacific Time, security company Secunia released a Medium risk alert for the latest variant of the Mydoom family, which is known by various names, including MyDoom.L, MyDoom.M, MyDoom.N, MyDoom.O, and MyDoom.R. The following are various vendor...

Posted to Security Manifest by trafton on Mon, Jul 26 2004
Filed under: Filed under: VIRUSES, Viruses (Medium), Viruses (Urgent), Viruses (Very Urgent)
Bagle Variants Keep on Coming

BREAKING NEWS: 3 New Bagle Variants Appear; 2 Medium Risk I reported in the last post here that Bagle.AF has been assigned Medium-On-Watch risk at McAfee (it remains there.) However, since that, three new variants (.AG, .AH, and .AI) have appeared, and .AG and .AI are listed as Medium risk. They are...

Posted to Security Manifest by trafton on Mon, Jul 19 2004
Filed under: Filed under: VIRUSES, Viruses (Medium), Viruses (Urgent)
Bagle.AF Outbreak Alert

BREAKING NEWS: Medium-On-Watch Warning for Bagle.AF It's been a while since we've had a Medium-On-Watch worm (the last Medium-On-Watch was Bagle.AA in April; the last High risk Mydoom in January), but this drought has been broken by the latest version of the Bagle family, Bagle.AF. The worm, which appeared...

Posted to Security Manifest by trafton on Fri, Jul 16 2004
Filed under: Filed under: VIRUSES, Viruses (Medium), Viruses (Urgent)
Symantec Goes High on Sasser.B

BREAKING NEWS: Symantec Upgrades Sasser.B to HIGH (4) Symantec has just upgraded Sasser.B to a HIGH risk (4). This is due to increased spread. The worm, which appeared yesterday, has now achieved higher spread than the original, according to Symantec. http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser...

Posted to Security Manifest by trafton on Sun, May 2 2004
Filed under: Filed under: VIRUSES, SECURITY, FOLLOW-UPS, Viruses (Medium), Viruses (Urgent), Viruses (Very Urgent)
Sasser.B Goes Medium

BREAKING NEWS: Sasser.B Spreading Quickly Most companies are now calling W32/Sasser.worm.b Medium risk. This reflects increased spread. The worm, which debuted yesterday, is not all that different from the original. The main indication of difference is the prescence of a “2“ at the end of the file name...

Posted to Security Manifest by trafton on Sun, May 2 2004
Filed under: Filed under: VIRUSES, SECURITY, FOLLOW-UPS, Viruses (Medium), Viruses (Urgent)
W32/Sasser Spreading Quickly

BREAKING NEWS: Sasser Goes Medium McAfee has just upgraded W32/Sasser.worm (which uses MS04-011) to Medium risk reflecting the amount it has spread. I personally have received a number of reports of this worm being in the wild. All users should upgrade immediately. A new Stinger detection is available...

Posted to Security Manifest by trafton on Sat, May 1 2004
Filed under: Filed under: VIRUSES, SECURITY, Security (Medium), Security (Urgent), Viruses (Medium), Viruses (Urgent), Security (Very Urgent)
Bagle.AA Pre-Outbreak Warning

BREAKING NEWS: Bagle.AA is Approaching Outbreak Levels W32/Bagle.AA-mm has been assigned a Medium-on-Watch risk by McAfee, meaning a HIGH risk assessment is a possibility. Users should upgrade their antiviruses as soon as detection is available. A pandemic (high risk from most vendors) is not immediately...

Posted to Security Manifest by trafton on Wed, Apr 28 2004
Filed under: Filed under: VIRUSES, Viruses (Medium), Viruses (Urgent)
The Daily Update - Monday, April 26th, 2004

BREAKING NEWS: Bagle “Z“ Wants to Be Your Friend; Spreads Rapidly W32/Bagle.Z-mm (or “W) has been found spreading quickly throughout the field. Most antivirus companies rank this as a Medium threat. The worm spreads by using email messages that sound like requests for pen pals who don't exactly speak...

Posted to Security Manifest by trafton on Mon, Apr 26 2004
Filed under: Filed under: DAILY UPDATES, VIRUSES, Viruses (Medium), Viruses (Urgent)
The Daily Update - Tuesday, April 20th, 2004

Breaking News: W32/NetSky.X-mm Outbreak A number of major security companies are reporting a medium-risk outbreak of the latest W32/NetSky-mm variant, W32/NetSky.X-mm. This variant sends itself in a number of languages, badly translated, including the obscure inclusion of a local dialect from the Turks...

Posted to Security Manifest by trafton on Tue, Apr 20 2004
Filed under: Filed under: DAILY UPDATES, VIRUSES, Viruses (Medium), Viruses (Urgent)

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