[Am-info] BADTRANS WORM LEAVES BACKDOORS, LOGS DATA

[Geoffrey]

Erick Andrews wrote:
> 
> Oh.  I read the article and found out that it's an Outlook
> Express thing.
> 
> This is not an Internet worm...it's a MICROSOFT worm...travelling
> through the Internet and probably private LAN's, too!

You're right.  I caught it on CNN this morning.  They're learning.  They
called it a virus that is invoked by Microsoft Outlook and Outlook
Express.  At least they mentioned the REAL culprit...

> 
> On Mon, 26 Nov 2001 14:22:16 -0500, Fred A. Miller wrote:
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> >BADTRANS WORM LEAVES BACKDOORS, LOGS DATA
> >
> >November 26, 2001 09:42 AM
> >
> >A NEW VARIANT of a mass-mailer Internet worm that
> >installs a backdoor program which can allow attackers
> >to access recipients' computers was spreading on the
> >Internet Monday, according to virus alerts from a
> >number of antivirus companies.
> >
> >For Full Story:
> >http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/11/26/011126hnbadtrans.xml?1126alert
> >
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that
are not made adequately clear in the technical documentation available."
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