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New worm draws Sobig comparisons

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Old 01-19-2004
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New worm draws Sobig comparisons

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.

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Great thats all we need is another virus going through our e-mail
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Microsoft better not be vulnerable or at least release a patch now
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Old 01-20-2004
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RAV Antivirus for BeOS i386 8.1.001
Copyright (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 2004
Scanning for 88714 malwares (viruses, trojans and worms).

/boot/home/Desktop/uxjt.exe              Infected: Win32/Bagle.A@mm


Time: 0 second(s).
Objects scanned: 1. New objects: 1
Infected: 1. Different virus bodies: 1.
Files: 1. Directories: 0. Archives: 0. Packed: 0. Mail files: 0

Warnings: 1.
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