Open-source flaw threatens MS code

Security 11021 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

A security flaw in open-source software used by Linux and Unix systems for compression may affect some Microsoft products that also use the code.

As reported earlier this week by CNET News.com, a flaw in the zlib software-compression library could leave much of the systems based on the open-source operating system Linux open to attack.

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MyLife worm tries to delete Windows files

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A worm posing as an old-fashioned photograph of a girl holding a flower is making the rounds on the Internet. MyLife (w32.mylife@mm) is a 30,720-byte worm written in Visual Basic and compressed using UPX. If executed, the worm will attempt to mail copies of itself to everyone in the user's address book and will attempt to delete critical Windows files. Fortunately, a bug in the current worm code prevents MyLife from deleting any files.

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Gibe worm poses as a Microsoft update

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What appears to be a new security update from Microsoft is actually a clever attempt by a virus writer to spread a worm. Gibe (w32.gibe@mm) is a nondestructive worm written in Visual Basic that attempts to mass-mail itself to everyone in an address book. Fortunately, the infected e-mail is plagued with spelling errors and should be easy to spot.

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Clock's ticking on Klez worm time bomb

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A new version of an old worm is set to trigger its destructive payload on March 6. Klez.E (w32.Klez.E@mm) is sometimes called the Twin Virus because the worm is used to spread an upgraded version of the ElKern virus (w32.elkern.b). The new version can now infect Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP, attempting to corrupt files on these systems without changing their sizes.

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Java Applet Can Redirect Browser Traffic

Security 11021 Published by Philipp Esselbach 0

The Microsoft VM is a virtual machine for the Win32 operating environment. It runs atop Microsoft Windows 95, Microsoft Windows 98, ME, Windows NT 4.0 , Windows 2000 and Windows XP. It ships as part of Windows 98, ME, and Windows 2000 and also as part of Internet Explorer 5.5 and earlier.

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Sharpei virus hits C# note

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On Friday, antivirus companies received a copy of a worm called Sharpei, which is partially written in Microsoft's newest computer language, C#, and designed to infect computers loaded with the .Net framework.

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