virus without opening attachments

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BAGLE VIRUS HAS NEW VARIANTS

The new variants of the Bagle virus discovered Thursday are transmitted through an e-mail message without an attachment. The variants are known as Bagle-P, Bagle-Q,, Bagle-R, Bagle-S and Bagle-T.

One anti-virus company, Sophos Inc., has found that Bagle-R avoids sending itself to addresses that include the following words: @hotmail, @msn, @microsoft, rating@, f-secur, anyone@, bugs@, contract@, feste, gold-certs@, help@, info@, nobody@, noone@, kasp, admin, icrosoft, support, ntivi, unix, linux, listserv, certific, sopho, @foo, @iana, free-av, @messagelab, winzip, google, winrar, samples, abuse, panda, cafee, spam, @avp., noreply, local, root@, postmaster@

Here are some of the randomly-chosen subject lines the virus selects when mailing itself to other computers:

E-mail account security warning.
Notify about using the e-mail account.
Warning about your e-mail account.
Important notify about your e-mail account.
Email account utilization warning.
E-mail technical support warning.
Email report.
Important notify.
Account notify.
E-mail warning.
Re: Msg reply.
Re: Hello.
Re: Yahoo! -Re: Thank you!
Re: Thanks :).
Re: Document.
RE: Text message.
Incoming message.
Encrypted document.
The viruses exploit a known flaw in Microsoft's Internet Explorer and Outlook programs. Microsoft's patch can be found at: http://www.microsoft.com


SMiles

[hookitt 1]

Too much work... here's a link directly to the security bulletin

Details

My grammar sometimes resembles that of magnetic refrigerator poetry... Ghetto

[PhillyKev 0]

If you set Outlook security settings to medium instead of low, you will be prompted before ActiveX can be run and you won't be automatically infected. Unless you're one of the many who just clicks "OK" whenever they see a pop up window and ignores what it says.

[smiles 0]

thanx,

SMiles

[n2skdvn 0]

thats why i set the active x on my mom's computer to always prompt and told her to read the statments

one of tyhe reasons i just had to wipe her computer out and reinstall..

if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN
my site

[champu 1]

I just don't allow scripts, activex controls, or even images to be loaded in my e-mail.

that and I don't use outlook/ie

[n2skdvn 0]

well my brother had alot to do with the problem

if my calculations are correct SLINKY + ESCULATOR = EVERLASTING FUN
my site

[fudd 0]

hmmm...wonder why I use Opera for mail and browsing

There are only 10 types of people in the world. Those who understand binary, and those who don't.

[Gawain 0]

My SBC DSL uses Yahoo as it's POP3 for email, I've been getting these messages, but already "sterilized" by Yahoo...giving my Norton nothing to do.

So I try and I scream and I beg and I sigh
Just to prove I'm alive, and it's alright
'Cause tonight there's a way I'll make light of my treacherous life
Make light!