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Fins aviat laura > > Disguised worm evades antivirus software > From Marsha Walton > CNN > Sunday, August 3, 2003 Posted: 3:13 PM EDT (1913 GMT) > > ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) -- Computer experts have warned of a > computer worm that takes advantage of a flaw in Microsoft's > Internet Explorer browser. > > The latest problem is called "worm/MiMail.A," also known as > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > It's a mass-mailing Internet worm that started spreading late > Friday afternoon, and according to Central Command, a computer > security company, caught many computer systems administrators by > surprise. > "Most corporations have e-mail scanning programs that block the > entry of a lot of potentially dangerous programs in incoming e- > mails," said Steven Sundermeier of Central Command. > > But this worm disguises itself by arriving as a zip file, he said, > which most scanning programs allow. A zip file is usually a method > of condensing information so it can move faster over the Internet. > > If a user clicks on the attachment, the worm is launched and > creates a mass-mailing of itself, which may clog mail servers or > degrade network performance. > > Once the problem was identified, corporate computer administrators > began blocking e-mails that contained the "message.zip" attachment. > > It's not clear what malicious payload MiMail.A might be carrying. > Similar worms and viruses have cost companies money and time > because their entire computer systems are slowed and clogged > dealing with the problem. > > In an unusual move Thursday, the Department of Homeland Security > joined antivirus and computer security firms in warning about > another vulnerability, this one in Microsoft's Windows operating > system software. > > The flaw, involving so-called "buffer overflows," can fool > software into accepting insecure commands that could let intruders > remotely take control of someone else's machine, with free rein to > destroy or reformat the hard drive, create or destroy files, or > scan the machine for passwords, financial or other personal > information. > Government experts said hackers have tested new tools in recent > days to seize unsecured computers. > > Internet security firms issued similar warnings, saying they've > seen increased chatter in hacker discussion groups and chat rooms > about how to take advantage of Windows' vulnerability. > > The company has already issued a patch to protect users against > that vulnerability. > > While there have not been reports of intruders using the flaw > publicized Thursday, it appears to have much more damage potential. > > > FACT BOX > Here's what users would see in the e-mail carrying the worm: > > Subject: your account <account info> > > Body: > Hello there, > I would like to inform you about important information regarding > your email address. This email address will be expiring. Please > read attachment for details. > > --- > Best regards, Administrator > Attachment: message.zip > > > > --------------------------------- > Yahoo! Messenger > Nueva versión: Super Webcam, voz, caritas animadas, y > más #161;Gratis! _______________________________________________ llista de correu de l'Internauta [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://zeus.internauta.net/mailman/listinfo/internauta
