A new worm utilizing the MS05-039 vulnerability has became a major outbreak. More coverage upcoming. Details IRCBot is a fast-spreading worm affecting systems not patched for the MS05-039 vulnerability. Infected machines will reboot frequently, as well as connect to an IRC server and await further instructions...
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08-16-2005
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BREAKING NEWS: Symantec Upgrades Sasser.B to HIGH (4) Symantec has just upgraded Sasser.B to a HIGH risk (4). This is due to increased spread. The worm, which appeared yesterday, has now achieved higher spread than the original, according to Symantec. http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser...
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05-02-2004
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