More Bagle, Mytob offshoots wriggle free

Iria · Jun 1, 2005, 01:35 AM

A bunch of new variants of the Bagle virus and Mytob worm are spreading, but they won't pose a major threat if people take the usual precautions, security companies say.

Three new iterations of Bagle, released at one-hour intervals, popped up on Tuesday, said Maksym Schipka, a senior antivirus researcher at MessageLabs. About 70 variants of the mass-mailing computer virus have been reported since it first appeared in January 2004.

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Jun 1, 2005, 01:35 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 87	More Bagle, Mytob offshoots wriggle free A bunch of new variants of the Bagle virus and Mytob worm are spreading, but they won't pose a major threat if people take the usual precautions, security companies say. Three new iterations of Bagle, released at one-hour intervals, popped up on Tuesday, said Maksym Schipka, a senior antivirus researcher at MessageLabs. About 70 variants of the mass-mailing computer virus have been reported since it first appeared in January 2004. __________ Read More / Source: ZDNet