New Bug on the net

[Stan Kurzet]

Troops: Here's the latest baddie going around. This is NOT a hoax. Here's the excerpt from Symantec (Norton) [i]Discovered on: March 6, 2001[/i] [i]Last Updated on: March 6, 2001 at 03:20:12 PM PST[/i] W32.Naked@mm is a mass mailing worm that disguises itself as flash movie. The attachment is named NakedWife.exe. This worm, after it has attempted to email everyone in the Microsoft Outlook address book, will attempt to delete several system files. This will leave the system unusable, requiring a re-install.

[b]NOTE:[/b] This worm was previously detected as W32.HLLW.JibJab@mm. Complete information at: http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/d ... ed@mm.html [i]Discovered on: March 6, 2001[/i] [i]Last Updated on: March 6, 2001 at 03:20:12 PM PST[/i] Regards, Stan Kurzet TC2569

[Chip Old]

On Thu, 8 Mar 2001, Stan Kurzet wrote to MG TABC List:

> Here's the latest baddie going around. This is NOT a hoax. Here's > the excerpt from Symantec (Norton)

The "NakedWife Trojan Horse" is definitely not a hoax. See http://www.bcpl.net/news/news.20010307a.nakedwife for a brief description and links to more info. -- Chip Old (Francis E. Old) E-Mail: fold@bcpl.net Manager, BCPL Network Services Voice: 410-887-6180 Manager, BCPL.NET Internet Services FAX: 410-887-2091 320 York Road Towson, Maryland 21204 U.S.A.