Worm spells double trouble for PCs

Iria · Jul 16, 2005, 05:01 AM

A double-edged threat that attempts to hijack PCs has surfaced in at least three variants, security companies warned on Friday.

The new pest, Lebreat, is a combined network worm and mass-mailing worm, F-Secure said. Once run on a PC, it installs a backdoor for hackers, downloads the mass-mailer code and attempts to launch a denial-of-service attack that targets security giant Symantec's Web site, the Finnish antivirus specialist said. The malicious code is also known as Breatle and Reatle at other antivirus companies.

"This virus claims to be 'Breatle AntiVirus v1.0,' and it spreads over both e-mail and network vulnerabilities," F-Secure said.
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Jul 16, 2005, 05:01 AM	#1
Iria DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 7,275 Rep Power: 89	Worm spells double trouble for PCs A double-edged threat that attempts to hijack PCs has surfaced in at least three variants, security companies warned on Friday. The new pest, Lebreat, is a combined network worm and mass-mailing worm, F-Secure said. Once run on a PC, it installs a backdoor for hackers, downloads the mass-mailer code and attempts to launch a denial-of-service attack that targets security giant Symantec's Web site, the Finnish antivirus specialist said. The malicious code is also known as Breatle and Reatle at other antivirus companies. "This virus claims to be 'Breatle AntiVirus v1.0,' and it spreads over both e-mail and network vulnerabilities," F-Secure said. ___________ Read More / Source: News.com