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(Message started by: Svenn on Feb 21^st, 2005, 7:41am)

Title: Another WARNING
Post by Svenn on Feb 21^st, 2005, 7:41am

What is it?
W32/Bropia.worm.p is a Medium Risk Internet worm carried by an MSN Messenger attachment. When run, the worm tries to display a .jpg image from a remote site and prevent users from manually using Windows Task Manager to remove the threat.

What should I look for?
The worm copies itself into the C:\ directory using filenames like:

Beautiful A**.pif

John Kerry as Super Chicken.scr

Kool.pif

Me & you pic!.pif

How do I find out more?

View details about W32/Bropia.worm.p here.

Update: Mydoom Returns

Two more serious Mydoom mass-mailing worms, W32/Mydoom.bc@MM and W32/Mydoom.bd@MM, are now Medium Risk threats. They carry the BackDoor-CEB.f Trojan, which tries to disable anti-virus updating and also help a remote user hijack an infected machine.

Watch out for attachments inside messages posing as bounces from Postmaster or Mail Administrator.

Find out more about W32/Mydoom.bc@MM here.
Find out more about W32/Mydoom.bd@MM here.

Current Threat

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W32/Bropia.worm.p
Medium Risk
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FreeScan checks for W32/Bropia.worm.p.

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Title: Re: Another WARNING
Post by cat14 on Feb 21^st, 2005, 7:45am

Thanks for all the good info

Title: Re: Another WARNING
Post by sandie99 on Feb 21^st, 2005, 11:36am

Thanks for the warning! :)