VIRUS WARNING - Klez Variant
May. 2nd, 2002 10:32 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
amezriJust wanted to let everyone know....
Due to an increased rate of submissions, Symantec Security Response is upgrading the threat level for W32.Klez.E@mm from level 2 to level 3 as of March 6, 2002.
W32.Klez.E@mm is similar to W32.Klez.A@mm. It is a mass-mailing email worm that also attempts to copy itself to network shares. The worm uses random subject lines, message bodies, and attachment file names.
The worm exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express in an attempt to execute itself when you open or even preview the message in which it is contained. Information and a patch for the vulnerability are available at http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-020.asp.
The worm overwrites files and creates hidden copies of the originals. In addition, the worm drops the virus W32.Elkern.3587, which is similar to W32.ElKern.3326.
The worm attempts to disable some common antivirus products and has a payload which fills files with all zeroes.
Damage:
Payload: Disables common antivirus products
Large scale e-mailing: Mails email adddresses found in local files, and Outlook and ICQ address books
Modifies files: Overwrites files with zeros on the 6th of every odd numbered month (January, March, May, July, September, November)
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Date: 2002-05-02 02:54 pm (UTC)Should I still get the MS patch even though I'm running IE 6 and not 5.0 or 5.5?
Thank you Ms Help Desk. ;)
*mwah*
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Date: 2002-05-02 08:11 pm (UTC)Unless you are talking about another patch...
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Date: 2002-05-03 01:57 am (UTC)And I went to the link, and I think it was talking about IE... but I can't remember. That was this morning and I can't remember this morning.... waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyy too long a day... >_
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Date: 2002-05-03 05:32 am (UTC)*bangs head on desk*
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Date: 2002-05-03 05:35 am (UTC)Nope, you haven't told me about that before. ME sucks. :-P Bck up your documents and upgrade to XP ^_^ It's much more reliable. Eh... relatively speaking. ^_~
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Date: 2002-05-03 05:39 am (UTC)I haven't had THAT much problem with ME *knocks frantically on wood* I mean, sometimes it happens that I can't click on anything on the desktop, or some stuff will freeze, but my laptop (98) used to do the same thing... usually rights itself after a restart. *shrug* and do you KNOW how long it would take me to back everything up?! o_O eep!
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Date: 2002-05-03 05:58 am (UTC)Not that I doubt you.... just, weird 'tis all. My computer sometimes wigs a bit if it's been on for a while... like 1 or 2 nights in a row. LOL
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Date: 2002-05-03 07:12 am (UTC)