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Bugbear Windows Virus Making the Rounds
lysurgon writes "CNN.com is reporting that the "BugBear" virus (Windows/Outlook only) is spreading quickly. Unlike ILovYou-type viri, instead of deleting files or just propagating itself, this animal disables firewall software and opens a port to receive remote commands. The article doesn't draw this conclusion, but this effectively sets up slave machines for DDoS uses. Also worth noting is the puzzlement of anti-virus guys as to why they haven't been able to make the virus spread in the lab. "One of the theories is that this requires an Internet connection in order to spread." Gee, you don't say?"
Get your own!!!
test
Get with it, instead of figuring out a way to
depose:
The Chump-In-Charge"
Thanks and have a marijuana inspired weekend.
Ow! Don't do that!
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Did you think of that yourself?
i bet if i punched you in the face, you would cry.
Ha that is Sooooo original. Do you write you own stuff?
MOD PARENT UP
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No points today
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