The worm that didn't turn up Publication: The Guardian Date: Aug 21 2005 Reporter: John Naughton Like many people last week, I received an urgent email from our network manager. It reads, in part: 'A new virus "W32/IRCBot.worm! MS05-039" is active out there and many machines are already infected. Therefore, everyone is requested to update their anti-virus and windows IMMEDIATELY. McAfee VirusScan 7 does not show the infection so McAfee VirusScan 8.0i (with today's update 4560) is required to detect and remove the worm. Hijackthis, Rootkit Revealer and FPORT are not effective with the hack. All Windows machines that have not been patched with the latest MS05-039 patch are vulnerable to this worm. Please either bring them up to date with the latest MS patches and anti-virus software or remove them from the network until they have been brought up to date. Read comments Read full article Read full article in new window See other articles by John Naughton See other articles published by The Guardian Today's headlines Headlines for Aug 21, 2005   Comments Subject Posted by Date He has a point there, but.... Ptah 21 Aug, 08:59 Turn your television off! xJlM 21 Aug, 20:55 Re: He has a point there, but.... O.Z Chi 22 Aug, 17:00 [ all comments ]
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