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Thursday, August 18, 2005 9:31 AM

MICROSOFT WINDOWS MALICIOUS SOFTWARE REMOVAL TOOL UPDATED

On 17 August 2005 the Microsoft Windows Malicious Software Removal Tool has been updated with added detection and cleaning capabilities for the following Malicious Software: * Zotob.A * Zotob.B * Zotob.C * Zotob.D * Zotob.E * Bobax.O * Esbot.A * Rbot...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:59 PM

Mydoom.bv (aka Bobax.AF) - An email flavor of MS05-039

http://secunia.com/virus_information/20710/ W32.Bobax.AF@mm is a mass-mailing worm that opens a back door, downloads remote files, and lowers security settings on the compromised computer. The worm spreads by exploiting the Microsoft Windows Plug and...
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Wednesday, August 17, 2005 3:44 PM

Zotob Free Removal Tool offered by Symantec

http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.zotob.removal.tool.html More about it at http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM%5FZOTOB%2EA
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Friday, May 27, 2005 4:21 PM

Random function flaw leads to 'Patient zero'

The computer used to kick-start a global worm outbreak in March 2004 has been traced using crucial kinks in its code. The worm code involved using a random function to generate the next set of targets. Since Randon function provided by operating systems...
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