Articles by eSecurityPlanet Staff

Virus Alert: Worm Targets Network Shared Resources

A complex worm with backdoor functionality targets available network shared resources and, when executed, copies itself to a Windows system folder.

Virus Alert: Busy Day For Worms, Viruses

Antivirus vendors on Tuesday reported a number of worms and viruses plaguing networks. Fortunately, none are considered dangerous.

Virus Alert: Optix.Pro Trojan Rated Low Threat

A backdoor Trojan that allows attackers to gain remote access to affected computers gets a low threat rating from antivirus software vendor Panda Software.

Virus Alert: Virus Infects Files on Win 95/98/ME

A file-appender virus that is a variant of W95.Tenrobot infects files when executed on a Windows 95/98/ME system.

Virus Alert: Worm Disguised as SARS Bulletin

Antivirus software vendor Hauri on Wednesday assigned a medium risk to I-Worm Coronex (Kaspersky), a virus disguised as a bulletin regarding SARS, the latest global health threat.

Virus Alert: Another Windows Address Worm

A mass-mailing worm uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to all contacts in the Windows Address Book.

Virus Update: Holar Worm Variant a Low Risk

A variant of the Holar worm intended to propagate via email and share itself over P2P networks poses little threat, according to antivirus security vendor Symantec.

Trojan Gives Hackers Full Access

A backdoor Trojan gives the hacker full access to the infected computer.

Virus Alert: Lisa Worm Mentions War

A dangerous worm making the rounds creates thousands of folders in root directory of the hard disk.

Virus Alert: Worm Arrives With Spanish Text

A worm that sends itself to contacts found in a computer's Outlook address book appears to be forwarding a message in Spanish.

Virus Alert: Macro Virus Adapts to Host

A macro virus making the rounds Friday performs different operations on computers depending on what type of files are on the host machines.

Virus Alert: Worm Targets Security Software

A worm that sends itself to email addresses collected from a victim's computer tries to locate and terminate security software on the host machine.

Virus Alert: Worm Attempts to Launch DoS Attack

A worm that propagates via Kazaa attempts to connect to an IRC server and act as a bot program that can be used to launch a Denial of Service attack against other users.

Virus Alert: Macro Virus to Activate On April 24

A simple macro virus on April 24 will display a series of dialog boxes asking the user questions that may be related to a fantasy role playing game, according to antivirus software vendor Sophos.

Virus Alert: Cult.C Still Circulating

A worm that spreads itself via email bearing a message about an e-greeting from BlueMountainCards is still making the rounds.

Virus Alert: Trojan Targets Windows XP

A backdoor Trojan that allows hackers to gain remote access to other computers running Windows XP is being given a low threat rating from antivirus software vendor Trend Micro.

Virus Alert: Trojan Enables Unauthorized Computer Access

A backdoor Trojan making the rounds gives a hacker unauthorized access to a computer, antivirus vendor Symantec reported Thursday.

Virus Alert: Worm Touts Bogus BlueMountain.com eCard

A worm that spreads via file sharing on KaZaA networks and by emailing itself to random email addresses tries to trick users by getting them to click on a fake eCard attachment.

Virus Alert: Worm Carries War Subject Line

A Visual Basic Script worm that infects files with VBS and VBE extensions features a subject line urging readers to 'Click YES and vote against the war!'