By Robert Jaques [25-02-2004]
Medium-risk mass-mailing worm attempts Denial of Service hit on industry giants
Security experts have discovered another version of the MyDoom virus.
The recently discovered W32/MyDoom.f@mm, also known as MyDoom.F, was classified as a medium risk by McAfee's Anti-Virus and Vulnerability Emergency Response Team (Avert) division yesterday.
MyDoom.F is similar to previous MyDoom variants in that it contains its own SMTP engine for building and sending messages.
It attempts to perform a Denial of Service (DoS) attack against the Microsoft and RIAA websites, and contains a malicious payload that deletes files on infected PCs.
According to Avert, the virus has been found in as many as 60 companies throughout Asia Pacific, Canada, Europe, Japan, Latin America and the US.
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Last modified: February 25, 2004, 6:35 AM PST
By Reuters
Security experts issued fresh alerts over a new, file-deleting version of the MyDoom e-mail worm that was targeting computer users with greater ferocity on Wednesday.
The new outbreak, known as MyDoom.F, emerged late last week and has been gathering steam since then.
The virus is programmed to infect personal computers and use them to unleash a crippling digital barrage known as a denial-of-service attack on select Web sites belonging to Microsoft and the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA).
More: http://news.com.com/2100-7349_3-5164713.html

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