From irregulars-admin@tb.tf Thu Aug 22 14:23:39 2002 Return-Path: Delivered-To: zzzz@localhost.netnoteinc.com Received: from localhost (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by phobos.labs.netnoteinc.com (Postfix) with ESMTP id 9DAE147C66 for ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:23:38 -0400 (EDT) Received: from phobos [127.0.0.1] by localhost with IMAP (fetchmail-5.9.0) for zzzz@localhost (single-drop); Thu, 22 Aug 2002 14:23:38 +0100 (IST) Received: from web.tb.tf (route-64-131-126-36.telocity.com [64.131.126.36]) by dogma.slashnull.org (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7MDGOZ07922 for ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 14:16:24 +0100 Received: from web.tb.tf (localhost.localdomain [127.0.0.1]) by web.tb.tf (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7MDP9I16418; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:25:09 -0400 Received: from red.harvee.home (red [192.168.25.1] (may be forged)) by web.tb.tf (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7MDO4I16408 for ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:24:04 -0400 Received: from prserv.net (out4.prserv.net [32.97.166.34]) by red.harvee.home (8.11.6/8.11.6) with ESMTP id g7MDFBD29237 for ; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:15:12 -0400 Received: from [209.202.248.109] (slip-32-103-249-10.ma.us.prserv.net[32.103.249.10]) by prserv.net (out4) with ESMTP id <2002082213150220405qu8jce>; Thu, 22 Aug 2002 13:15:07 +0000 MIME-Version: 1.0 X-Sender: @ (Unverified) Message-Id: To: undisclosed-recipient: ; From: Monty Solomon Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" Subject: [IRR] Klez: The Virus That Won't Die Sender: irregulars-admin@tb.tf Errors-To: irregulars-admin@tb.tf X-Beenthere: irregulars@tb.tf X-Mailman-Version: 2.0.6 Precedence: bulk List-Help: List-Post: List-Subscribe: , List-Id: New home of the TBTF Irregulars mailing list List-Unsubscribe: , List-Archive: Date: Thu, 22 Aug 2002 09:15:25 -0400 Klez: The Virus That Won't Die Already the most prolific virus ever, Klez continues to wreak havoc. Andrew Brandt >>From the September 2002 issue of PC World magazine Posted Thursday, August 01, 2002 The Klez worm is approaching its seventh month of wriggling across the Web, making it one of the most persistent viruses ever. And experts warn that it may be a harbinger of new viruses that use a combination of pernicious approaches to go from PC to PC. Antivirus software makers Symantec and McAfee both report more than 2000 new infections daily, with no sign of letup at press time. The British security firm MessageLabs estimates that 1 in every 300 e-mail messages holds a variation of the Klez virus, and says that Klez has already surpassed last summer's SirCam as the most prolific virus ever. And some newer Klez variants aren't merely nuisances--they can carry other viruses in them that corrupt your data. ... http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,103259,00.asp _______________________________________________ Irregulars mailing list Irregulars@tb.tf http://tb.tf/mailman/listinfo/irregulars