Mytob worm spreads rapidly.Mytob worms currently account for more than half of the top twenty viruses reported to Sophos in the last 48 hours, representing 42.9% of all virus reports. One of the most widespread variants--Mytob-CM--was first seen on Friday, 27 May. Like many of its family members, Mytob-CM spreads via email in an infected in·fect tr.v. in·fect·ed, in·fect·ing, in·fects 1. To contaminate with a pathogenic microorganism or agent. 2. To communicate a pathogen or disease to. 3. To invade and produce infection in. attachment. it purports to warn users of security or account issues in its subject line, such as' *DETECTED* Online User Violation,' Your Email Account email account email n → compte m (e-)mail is Suspended sus·pend v. sus·pend·ed, sus·pend·ing, sus·pends v.tr. 1. To bar for a period from a privilege, office, or position, usually as a punishment: suspend a student from school. For Security Reasons' and Account Alert When the infected attachment is launched, Mytob-CM attempts to turn off security applications and deny access to many popular security websites, including www.sophos.com. It also attempts to open a backdoor See trapdoor. onto the computer, allowing unauthorised and remote users to access the system. www.sophos.com |
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