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Symantec Warns Of New Worm Variant: W32.rinbot.l

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Posted 02 March 2007 - 10:52 AM

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Security experts are urging users of Symantec's antivirus software to update it to combat a new variant of the worm known as either Rinbot or Delbot.

The worm exploits a vulnerability in Symantec software and seeks to set up botnets from which DOS (denial-of-service) attacks can be launched. It propagates by creating emails with the worm program attached or by attaching the program to outgoing email...
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  Posted 02 March 2007 - 02:34 PM

Wow, This new Worm sound worse than the worm i had before...

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