Today's Windows Virus - MyDoom / Novarg

Posted by timothy on Monday January 26, 2004 @12:37PM 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.

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Re:DOS huh? by cyt0plas · 2004-01-26 15:42 · Score: 0, Troll

They just need to point www.sco.com at www.redhat.com .

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Re:That's not a virus by cyt0plas · 2004-01-26 16:18 · Score: 0, Troll

I think God has better things to do than write a Windows virus. Plus, I suspect he would do a lot better job.

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