2006-01-11 [Virus Alert] 3 new worms found

Worm name: WORM_MYTOB.NO

Risk rating: HIGH

Damage Potential: HIGH

Distribution Potential: HIGH

Description:

This memory-resident worm spreads copies of itself as an attachment to an email message that it sends to target recipients using its own Simple Mail T...

2006-01-09 [Virus Alert] 8 new worms found

Worm name: BKDR_BREPLIBOT.U

Risk rating: HIGH

Damage Potential: HIGH

Distribution Potential: HIGH

Description:

This backdoor application arrives on a system as an attachment to email messages manually mass-mailed by a remote attacker. The said attached file ...

2006-01-06 [Virus Alert] 2 new worms found

Worm name: WORM_LOCKSKY.Y

Risk rating: HIGH

Damage Potential: HIGH

Distribution Potential: HIGH

Description:

This worm propagates by sending a copy of itself as an attachment to email messages.

It spoofs the From field in an attempt to trick users into t...

2006-01-06 [Microsoft Alert] Microsoft Security Bulletin MS06-001

Vulnerability in Graphics Rendering Engine Could Allow Remote Code Execution (912919)

2006-01-03 [Virus Alert] 13 new worms found

Worm name: TROJ_NASCENE.D

Risk rating: HIGH

Damage Potential: HIGH

Distribution Potential: HIGH

Description:

This Trojan is Trend Micro's detection for a modified Windows Metafile (WMF) that takes advantage of an unpatched vulnerability discussed in the fol...