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?"

Comments

Tool removal

[br4dh4x0r]

Get it here

Oooo.... Click me! Click me!

[drc500free]

Hmmm... I was checking the away message of a guy who lives in my house and it said "1 floor, 5 guys, 6 linux boxes." It took all of my will power not to go over and smack 5 people in the head. Why do linux users always have to trumpet that they use linux? Do they think anyone cares? People on this site either:

1. use *nix that isn't linux and keep their mouth shut
   
2. use windows, don't click on executable attachments, enjoy the thousands of games and other programs that they can run, and keep their mouth shut or
   
3. use linux, tell everyone they use linux, find threads that have nothing to do with linux and tell everyone they use linux, create threads just for the purpose of telling people they use linux, think up truly amusing character substitutions like Micro$oft Windoze, and go to bed every night to dream about penguins.
   

To everyone who reads your post, you're just another faceless name boosting the amazingly high noise/signal ratio around here. I think I'm going to post trolls to every thread about briefs being superior to boxers. Cause, you know, people care.

(-1 Flamebait, Troll, Too much Realism)

this isn't directed specifically towards you frodo... just seemed like a good place to hook a rant ;-) Although, pretending that you're afraid of legal action for posting on an online forum with an account that is more or less anonymous is fodder for my next rant about over-dramatic slashdotters

Re:Why is anyone running outlook anymore?

[twitter]

I use Outlook XP because it's the best mail client I've found

You need to keep looking.