> >Virus News. Thursday, September 05, 2002 >****************************************************************** > >1. KLEZ Set to Unleash Its Wrath! >2. How to subscribe/unsubscribe > >**** > >1. KLEZ Set to Unleash Its Wrath! >September 6 marks detonation day for one of the most widespread Internet >worms > >Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, warns >computer users of the Septemeber 6th activation of the destructive >functions wielded by the Internet worm KLEZ.E - one of the most >widespread malicious programs of the year. Users run the risk of losing >important data and the fruits of much hard work. > >"KLEZ" has truly become a big-time network curse on a global scale. The >worm was first exposed in the spring of 2001. By February 2002 the worm >handily held on to its top position in the list of the most widespread >virus threats. This August's Virus Top Twenty tellingly confirms that at >this time, one of the worm's modifications, "KLEZ.E", represents a >significant threat to the Internet users. This is why we still have not >observed the tendency for the situation to gradually improve. > >Presently, eight modifications of the worm are known. On the 6th of each >month, one of them, "KLEZ.E", activates its destructive payload and >wipes out all the data on infected computers. The only way victims can >restore their data is from back-up copies saved on independent disks or >tapes. > >"Users may not even suspect that their computers are reluctant hosts to >the worm. "KLEZ" is practically unnoticeable until the day it unleashes >its wrath - in this case, September 6th. On this day many risk forever >loosing the result of much hard work", comments Denis Zenkin, Head of >corporate communications for Kaspersky Labs. > >Kaspersky Labs reminds users of this dangerous threat and recommends, >once again, the importance of taking preventative measures in order to >avoid the possible penetration of "KLEZ.E". You may utilize KasperskyTM >Anti-Virus to perform a computer diagnostic or you may take advantage of >the free-of-charge "worm cure" utility. Additionally, Kaspersky Labs >advises the immediate installation of the patch fixing the Microsoft >Internet Explorer security system vulnerability exploited by "KLEZ" to >gain penetration and infect computers. This will help avoid repeated >infections and also prevent attacks from other "KLEZesque" worms >appearing in the future. > >Useful Links: > >- Kaspersky Anti-Virus - Choose your version! >http://www.kaspersky.com/download.html?chapter=804206&anketa=1 > >- "Worm Cure" Utility - It saves you from many worms in addition to KLEZ! >http://www.kaspersky.com/support.html?chapter=950180 > >- Internet Explorer Patch >http://www.microsoft.com/windows/ie/downloads/critical/q290108/default.asp > >More details about the dangerous KLEZ family of worms can be found in the >Kaspersky Virus Encyclopedia: >http://www.viruslist.com/eng/viruslist.html?id=4292 > > > >** > >2. How to subscribe/unsubscribe > >If you would like to subscribe to other Kaspersky Lab news blocks or >to unsubscribe from this news block, you can do so by visiting >http://www.kaspersky.com/subscribenow.html >
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