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MyDoom Strikes Again

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the guess-who's-back-back-again dept.

Renegade334 writes "Months after the last attack of MyDoom, MyDoom.AI returns. Like usual it was spread by e-mails with claims to have attachments that contain passwords for adult websites."

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  1. Actually, it's under control by sebFlyte · · Score: 4, Informative

    It's being reported that thanks to pro-active action from the porn site in question, the problem is under control...

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    1. Re:Actually, it's under control by Mz6 · · Score: 5, Informative

      No... The email contained LINKED images to the website in question. Therefore, all the website had to do was swap the linked images in the email for warnings that this message contians a virus.

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      Hmmm.
  2. How to prevent this from affecting you by KiltedKnight · · Score: 2, Informative
    1. Don't open attachments from unknown sources
    2. Virus scan all attachments before opening
    3. Don't open attachments from unknown sources
    4. Don't use mail programs that ignore the MIME information (read: Outlook and Outlook Express)
    5. Don't open attachments from unknown sources
    6. There is no number 6, unless you're in The Village
    7. Don't open attachments from unknown sources
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  3. Re:Yay by Twanfox · · Score: 2, Informative

    Don't like it? Support free AV programs like AVG. They just released a "new" free version just this January, their 7.0 (paid version is 8.0, I believe). Get all the updates np, doesn't cost you a dime unless you're a business.

  4. Re:the rapture must be at hand! by mangu · · Score: 3, Informative
    Onan was killed by God because he refused to have sex with his late brothers wife


    He didn't refuse to have sex with her, he just pulled out when he came. Just like in pr0n videos.

  5. Re:Learned? by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Informative

    http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc /data/w32.mydoom.ai@mm.html

  6. Re:Yay by endoboy · · Score: 2, Informative

    Not to accept your premise, but you may want to work on your math skills...

    that should be:
    If A*B*CX then....

    multiply the probability times the cost... don't add it

  7. Re:Yay by BVis · · Score: 4, Informative

    I'd like to put a plug in for avast! antivirus as well. Updated often, unobtrusive, scans peer to peer and AIM traffic (if you're so inclined), just works. Finds stuff Norton doesn't even look for. http://www.avast.com/ .

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