New Worm spreading

Hi

Just in case some are not aware of the new threat W32.Bugbear@mm which has started to spread.

W32.Bugbear.B@mm is a mass-mailing worm that also spreads through network shares. The worm is polymorphic and also infects a select list of executable files. The worm has keystroke-logging and backdoor capabilities and also attempts to terminate the processes of various antivirus and firewall programs.

The worm uses the Incorrect MIME Header Can Cause IE to Execute E-mail Attachment vulnerability to cause unpatched systems to auto-execute the worm simply when reading or previewing an infected message.

Because the worm does not properly handle the network resource types, it may flood shared printer resources, which causes them to print garbage or disrupt their normal functionality.

Symantec have raised the threat catagory. Read about it HERE

Just make sure your AV's are updated

 

Norton has had two (2) Live Updates each day both yesterday, Thursday, June 5 and today, Friday, June 6. The total number of virus defs should be 64045 if you have all the updates loaded.