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Evaman Worm Attacks Email Servers

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the good-morning-how-are-you-i'm-doctor-worm dept.

An anonymous reader writes "CoolTechZone is reporting that the mail servers of various popular email services such as Hotmail and Yahoo to be bogged down with a new worm, code-named Evaman. The headings are common to the ones users encounter everyday in their inbox - "Failed Transaction" or "Delivery Failure". This worm has the potential to take control over Windows 95, 98, ME, 2000, XP, NT, and Windows Server 2003."

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  1. 1st post pirate by tivoKlr · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Aargh matey! Capture the first post!

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  2. Fritz by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    Fritz has potsed

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  3. but not me by Pharmboy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    As I laugh, since I finally got my workstation at work moved from XP to SuSe 9.1, more so the reason to switch as soon as you can. Then again, I still have to babysit over a dozen people here who use Windows and will likely be dumb enough to open the attachments.

    Fortunately, I read slashdot, and have a "properly configured firewall", since we all know that cures all problems ;)

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    1. Re:but not me by it0 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      Why are you laughing you don't get email?

    2. Re:but not me by Pharmboy · · Score: 0, Offtopic

      um, since the new bug is likely to take over windows operating systems (per the article), and I finally migrated over fully to Linux here at work on Friday, its not going to affect ME. Screw everyone else ;)

      Also, I run my own mail servers, so I can filter out most of the bugs for the other users on this network.

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    3. Re:but not me by Pharmboy · · Score: -1, Offtopic

      now that my main workstation just runs Fedora Core 1

      If you can, snatch up a home rolled copy of SuSe 9.1 Pro off ebay for around $10-$15 bucks (or buy for $100 from SuSe...) 5 CDs.

      I have boxes with both installed, and SuSe is just so much nicer on the desktop. I still use Fedora for servers, but I have tons more choices with SuSe on the desktop, software wise. Im not as much a purist about GPL as some, I just want the features. It is so much more polished and complete, it blows XP away, and IMHO, is much nicer to use than Fedora on the desktop. Many Window Manager choices, app choices, etc. Totally shines.

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  4. Re:A clearer description of Evaman by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic
    ...Symatec's original ...
    Or maybe even Symantec, as it's often spelt it in English.
  5. Re:A clearer description of Evaman by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Offtopic

    It's often spelt what?

  6. Poor Windows 95 users by DrugCheese · · Score: 1, Offtopic

    Rendered useless at just the age of 9. Windows98 won't even make it that long. I wonder when they'll stop support for WindowsXP and some bug will come out that renders it pointless to use. ... or is it already pointless ..

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