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Today's Windows Virus - MyDoom / Novarg

Posted by timothy on from the are-you-virus-capable dept.

Oddster writes "There is a new virus out by the name of Novarg which can infect all Windows versions from 95 to XP. It has two interesting features - first, in addition to mass mailing, it also distributes itself via the P2P network Kazaa. Second, it can perform a denial-of-service against www.sco.com. Details at Symantec and F-Secure, although neither seems to have finished their analysis." Other readers have sent in links to coverage at CNET and Security Response, and Russ Nelson provides a sample message.

4 of 847 comments (clear)

  1. Re:THINK ABOUT YOUR BREATHING ! by DanThe1Man · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Good troll. Got me.

  2. Re:Great! by shaitand · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Thankyou AC, that's the nicest thing anyone has said to me all day ;)

  3. Re:Serves people right.. by deadsaijinx* · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    there is always kazaa lite. on rare occasions, i've used it as a last resort for extremely rare files that are otherwise unobtainable

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    YOU SUCK BALLS!
  4. Re:hey! by ChaoticLimbs · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey Digitus1337 if you're so 1337, you already know you can just telnet to brian's box and go to the same folder he had the USS enterprise schematics in autocad 12 format.
    It's the folder after the fake blowjob pictures of the olsen twins. If you get to the folder with the old Gillian Anderson stuff, go back one level.