Subject: [TechRepublic] Virus Alert: Protect your computer from Zotob and Rbot

From: TechRepublic NetNote <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2005 13:40:44 -0700 (PDT)

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Special Edition: Zotob and Rbot Worm Alert!
August 17, 2005

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ZOTOB and RBOT Worm Alert!

Several new and much more malicious worms have hit the Internet
with force. Early signs are that there are as many as eleven 
different worms each using a variety of patched vulnerabilities,
including DCOM-RPC, LSASS, WebDAV, and the recent MS05-039 
Plug-n-Play vulnerability. The new worms include an IRC 
backdoor for communication, as well as the ability to ad or delete 
network shared folders, steal private information, and 
launch a denial-of-service attack on random targets. 
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