On Fri, 22 Aug 2003 14:38:29 -0700
Tom Marinis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

> Tom Marinis wrote:
> 
> Getting back to the topic of worms, it appears the
> e-mail virus sobig-F has a possible time bomb
> trojan attached with every email.
> 
> http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/56/32475.html
> 
> Apparently, AV writers like Norton and Macfee
> are not able to determine where the zombied
> PC's are to start their DDos, because the
> virus is giving a multi-part ping map of
> where to find the target IP.
> 
> Bad day to be with a Windows box, without
> a fully-purchased AV product.
> 
> Ah-well, then back to Linux for me :)

Norton and/or Symantec seem not to be able to identify this strain. 
I've contacted some folks who are sending the virus out and they've got
the lastest AV and signatures and it's not working for them.  Over
70,000 malwares for Windoze.  Folks will never learn.

Ciao,

David A. Bandel
-- 
Focus on the dream, not the competition.
                Nemesis Racing Team motto
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