New Bagle Virus commandeers PCs for zombie army
Joris Evers writes in C|Net News:
A new version of the Bagle virus is attempting to turn PCs into zombies for use in cyberattack networks.
The variant surfaced over the weekend and was spammed to tens of thousands of Internet users, Ero Carrera, a researcher at F-Secure, said Tuesday. The antivirus software maker is calling the offshoot Mitglieder.CN, but it is known by other names, such as Bagle.BQ or Tooso.J, at other security companies.
The latest Bagle behaves in a similar way to its predecessors that don't self-propagate. It arrives in an e-mail with a attachment. When the file is executed, the malicious program tries to disable firewalls and antivirus software. It then attempts to download and run a Trojan horse that hijacks the infected PC for use as part of a botnet.
posted by Fergie @ 6/28/2005 03:06:00 PM
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