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New worm draws Sobig comparisons

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On January 19, 2004, 1:42 PM

Computer security experts fear a new worm that began spreading rapidly across Australian e-mail networks on Sunday could be a rehearsal for a more concerted attack in coming weeks.

The worm--dubbed Bagle-A--carries an expiry date, possibly indicating more robust versions of the worm could be slated for release soon, said Daniel Zatz, security director for Computer Associates Australia.

Read more: [URL=http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5143115.html]CNet News[/URL].

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  1. January 19, 2004 2:41 PM
    ak_in_charge said:
    Great thats all we need is another virus going through our e-mail
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  2. January 19, 2004 9:42 PM
    Federelli said:
    Microsoft better not be vulnerable or at least release a patch now
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  3. January 20, 2004 3:14 PM
    Mictlantecuhtli said:
    [code]RAV Antivirus for BeOS i386 8.1.001Copyright (c) 1995-2000 GeCAD The Software Company. All rights reserved.Free for home users!Scan engine 8.11 for i386.Last update: Mon Jan 19 22:01:29 2004Scanning for 88714 malwares (viruses, trojans and worms)./boot/home/Desktop/uxjt.exe Infected: Win32/Bagle.A@mmTime: 0 second(s).Objects scanned: 1. New objects: 1Infected: 1. Different virus bodies: 1.Files: 1. Directories: 0. Archives: 0. Packed: 0. Mail files: 0Warnings: 1.[/code]:haha:
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