Alakazam
04-17-2002, 11:51 PM
Virus watchers say a variant of an already common Windows worm has begun making its way around the Internet, and this time it's packing the ability to replace legitimate executable programs with its own malicious code.
Anti-virus companies said today that Klez.H is a revamped version of the three-month-old Klez.E worm, which is itself traced back to a mass-mailing worm first spotted in October of 2001.
F-Secure Corp. reported that Klez.H was first spotted in Asia today and is probably now spreading to Europe and North America.
Time to make sure you're up to date with your AV program.
Source: Newsbytes (http://newsbytes.com/news/02/175949.html)
Anti-virus companies said today that Klez.H is a revamped version of the three-month-old Klez.E worm, which is itself traced back to a mass-mailing worm first spotted in October of 2001.
F-Secure Corp. reported that Klez.H was first spotted in Asia today and is probably now spreading to Europe and North America.
Time to make sure you're up to date with your AV program.
Source: Newsbytes (http://newsbytes.com/news/02/175949.html)