Second coming of "Lovgate" worm. (Virus Notes).Kaspersky Labs Kaspersky Lab is a computer security company, co-founded by Natalia Kaspersky and Eugene Kaspersky in 1997, offering antivirus, anti-spyware, anti-spam, and anti-intrusion products. , reports the detection of the five new modifications of the "lovgate" Internet worm (networking, security) Internet Worm - The November 1988 worm perpetrated by Robert T. Morris. The worm was a program which took advantage of bugs in the Sun Unix sendmail program, Vax programs, and other security loopholes to distribute itself to over 6000 computers on the , first detected at the end of February 2003. Presently, there have already been multiple registered infections at the hands of this malicious program in Japan. Essentially the new modifications that have received the indices, "H", "in, "J" "K" and "L" do not differ from their predecessors. "Lovgate" spreads via e-mail and local area networks. It only infects a computer if the user launches the file carrying the worm, which is sent in the form of an attachment or copied to a shared network resource. Additionally, "Lovgate" installs on infected machines a spyware program that allows a malefactor MALEFACTOR. He who bas been guilty of some crime; in another sense, one who has been convicted of having committed a crime. to clandestinely control the computer and with which it is possible to leak out to be divulged gradually or clandestinely; to become public; as, the facts leaked out s>. See also: Leak confidential information Noun 1. confidential information - an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" steer, tip, wind, hint, lead . Distinguishing the new modifications from one another is their respective realization. The worm's author re-worked the original 'Lovgate" source code and anew compiled its executable modules. In this way, by preserving the functionality only the external appearance of the worm has changed. The first reports of infection from the new 'Lovgate" modifications shows how quickly an epidemic can sweep through other parts of the world, especially Europe and the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. . Undoubtedly, copies of the worm already live in the mailboxes of uncareful users, waiting for their chance to spring forth. Early in the working day in other countries a spike in 'Lovgate' activity should be expected. www.kaspersky.com |
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