Archive for September, 2005

Mepe.A worm, and two Trojans, Mitglieder.EW and Mitglieder.FB

Saturday, September 24th, 2005

Mepe.A is a worm that caused a significant number of infections on September 20 and 21, especially in Latin America, placing it at the head of the infections ranking for several hours. In order to spread, this worm searches for open windows (normally instant messaging applications) with the title “Conversación”. When infected users have such […]

Virus definitions added/edited

Sunday, September 18th, 2005

Virus definitions added/edited
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Backdoor.Win32.Agobot.afl, Backdoor.Win32.PeepViewer.h, Backdoor.Win32.SdBot.afq, Backdoor.Win32.SdBot.afr, Backdoor.Win32.Youpeer.a, Email-Worm.Win32.Bagle.cw, HackTool.Win32.Delf.by, IM-Worm.Win32.Kelvir.ex, Trojan-Clicker.JS.Linker.q, Trojan-Clicker.Win32.Agent.fc, Trojan-Downloader.JS.IstBar.ag, Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Agent.up, Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Dluca.bv, Trojan-Downloader.Win32.Small.bni, Trojan-Dropper.VBS.Inor.do, Trojan-PSW.Win32.Lmir.alc, Trojan-PSW.Win32.PdPinch.ag, Trojan-Proxy.Win32.Small.da, Trojan.Win32.Dialer.ll, Trojan.Win32.Qhost.dt, Trojan.Win32.Sokiron.b, Trojan.Win32.StartPage.ada, Trojan.Win32.StartPage.adb, Trojan.Win32.StartPage.adc, Trojan.Win32.StartPage.add, Trojan.Win32.StartPage.ade, Virus.Win32.VB.r
Date/Time of last virus update
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Sun 2005-09-18 10:00:52

BEIJING signs up to global anti-spam accord

Saturday, September 17th, 2005

China, the second biggest source of unsolicited emails, has today committed to UK/US-led international efforts to combat spam.
At a ceremony attended by British Ambassador Christopher Hum and US Federal Trade Commissioner Jon Leibowitz, China announced it would join international enforcement efforts against spam by adopting the London Action Plan on Spam Enforcement Collaboration.
UK E-Commerce Minister […]

Top 20 Virus for August 2005

Thursday, September 1st, 2005

1. Virus Top Twenty for August 2005
1. Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.c
2. Email-Worm.Win32.NetSky.q
3. Email-Worm.Win32.Zafi.b
4. Email-Worm.Win32.Zafi.d
5. Worm.Win32.Mytob.bk
6. Email-Worm.Win32.NetSky.b
7. Email-Worm.Win32.NetSky.aa
8. Email-Worm.Win32.LovGate.w
9. Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.be
10. Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.bi
11. Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.q
12. Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.t
13. New Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.h
14. Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.u
15. Return Email-Worm.Win32.NetSky.t
16. Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.au
17. Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.bt
18. Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.r
19. New Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.a
20. New Net-Worm.Win32.Mytob.bw