St. Bernard Software Technical Advisory: Bugbear.B Worm Update.Business Editors/High-Tech Writers SAN DIEGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 6, 2003 St. Bernard Software St. Bernard Software is an American content filtering company. It produces several hardware appliances for this purpose including the ePrism, and iPrism line. In addition also makes Liveprism, a SaS filtering solution. External Links
The vulnerability exploited by the worm was first remediated by Microsoft patch MS01-020 (added to UpdateEXPERT June 22, 2001). A variant of the original Bugbear program from September 2002, the Bugbear.B worm began spreading on Tuesday, June 3. The MS03-020 cumulative patch fixes a flaw that would enable a worm attachment to be automatically executed when the infected email is viewed. Caution is still recommended, as the Bugbear.B worm can also be spread if the attachment is double-clicked upon by a recipient of the email. However, added security is offered to users of Outlook 2000 post SP2 and Outlook XP SP1, as these versions include functionality to block potentially harmful attachment types. By default, users running either of these versions will have the attachment blocked automatically. In order to take advantage of this added security, organizations running Microsoft Outlook For the e-mail and news client bundled with certain versions of Microsoft Windows, see . Microsoft Outlook or Outlook (full name Microsoft Office Outlook 2000 pre-SR1 (Service Release 1) or Outlook 98 should ensure that they have installed Microsoft's Outlook 2000 SR1 Update: Extended E-mail Security (file name: out2ksec.exe). This Microsoft patch was added to UpdateEXPERT's database on November 1, 2001. Microsoft Outlook 2000 post SP2 (Service Pack 2) and Microsoft Outlook XP SP1 (Service Pack 1) already have this functionality and do not require this patch. In order to avoid future worm and virus attacks, St. Bernard St. Bernard a very large (110-200 lb) dog with massive, broad head, medium-sized ears lying close to the head, and a long tail. There are two varieties, the most familiar (rough) has a long, thick coat, while the smooth variety has a shorter coat, lying close to the body. recommends that organizations keep up to date with all Microsoft patches. The use of intelligent third-party software solutions like St. Bernard's St. Bernard's can refer to:
For more information on UpdateEXPERT, visit www.updateexpert.com. About the Bugbear.B Worm Bugbear.B is an incredibly flexible and malicious worm that infects a computer system when a user opens an email attachment containing the virus, or via a Microsoft Internet Explorer See Internet Explorer. vulnerability that automatically executes the program when a user views the message. Once executed, the worm begins spreading itself to email addresses found on the victim's system. The worm will also attempt to disable any anti-virus programs and launch a program that stores a user's keystrokes, thereby compromising personal data and passwords. About St. Bernard Software Inc. St. Bernard Software Inc. is a global provider of security solutions that protect against data loss, system threats and Internet abuse. Through its products and services, St. Bernard Software helps companies protect their bottom line by securing networks against major risks before they happen. The company's products include Open File Manager(TM), which captures open and in use files that would otherwise be skipped during the backup process; UpdateEXPERT(R), which solves system and application security problems by keeping software patch levels current; and iPrism(R), an Internet access management appliance solution that monitors, filters and reports on inappropriate Internet usage and helps organizations enforce an Internet Acceptable Usage Policy (AUP See acceptable use policy. AUP - acceptable use policy ). Founded in 1995, St. Bernard Software is a privately held corporation Noun 1. privately held corporation - a corporation owned by a few people; shares have no public market close corporation, closed corporation, private corporation with corporate headquarters in San Diego and an international office in London. Ranked by Software Magazine as one of the world's 500 largest suppliers of software and services, St. Bernard Software's award-winning products are sold and supported through key solution partners worldwide. For more information call 800/782-3762 or visit www.stbernard.com. (C) 2003 St. Bernard Software. All rights reserved. St. Bernard Software, the St. Bernard Software logo, Open File Manager and UpdateEXPERT are trademarks or registered trademarks of St. Bernard Software Inc. iPrism is a registered trademark of Internet Products Inc. Internet Products is a wholly owned subsidiary Wholly Owned Subsidiary A subsidiary whose parent company owns 100% of its common stock. Notes: In other words, the parent company owns the company outright and there are no minority owners. of St. Bernard Software Inc. All other trademarks and registered trademarks are hereby acknowledged. |
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