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VIRUS ALERTS - December 29, 2005

Dec 28, 2005 10:47PM PST

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W32/Hwbot-A
Dec 29, 2005 8:12AM PST
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Troj/PWSVB-EG
Dec 29, 2005 8:13AM PST

Type Spyware Trojan

Aliases Trojan-PSW.Win32.VB.eg
W32/PWStealer.S@pws
TROJ_SNET.B
Trojan-Dropper.Win32.VB.ey

Troj/PWSVB-EG is a password-stealing Trojan.
Troj/PWSVB-EG may arrive as a dropper Trojan, also detected as Troj/PWSVB-EG. The dropper Trojan will drop and run the password-stealing Trojan and a Macromedia Flash file executable containing animated jokes.

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojpwsvbeg.html

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Troj/PcClient-C
Dec 29, 2005 8:14AM PST
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W32/Rbot-YP
Dec 29, 2005 8:15AM PST

Type Spyware Worm

Aliases Backdoor.Win32.Rbot.gen
W32/Sdbot.worm.gen.j

W32/Rbot-YP is an IRC backdoor and network worm.
W32/Rbot-YP may spread to remote network shares protected by weak passwords and computers vulnerable to common exploits. The worm also opens up a backdoor, allowing unauthorised remote access to infected computers via the IRC network, while running in the background as a service process.
The worm exploits the following vulnerabilities: RPC-DCOM (MS04-12) and LSASS (MS04-11). For patches for these vulnerabilities, see:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-011.mspx
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/ms04-012.mspx
W32/Rbot-YP can receive commands from a remote intruder to delete network shares, log keypresses, participate in DDoS attacks, scan other computers for vulnerabilities, steal passwords, steal registration keys for computer games, create administrator accounts, terminate firewall and anti-virus processes and capture video from webcameras attached to the computer.

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32rbotyp.html

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Troj/Vipgsm-AB
Dec 29, 2005 8:16AM PST
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W32/Nosun-A
Dec 29, 2005 2:04PM PST

Type Virus

W32/Nosun-A is a virus for the Windows platform.
On the 23rd of any month it displays the message :
"I hate love, i love hate!"
On Sundays it displays the message :
"Your computer refuses to execute that program on sundays."

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32nosuna.html

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Troj/Stinx-I
Dec 29, 2005 2:05PM PST
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Troj/AdClick-BS
Dec 29, 2005 2:06PM PST
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Troj/Delf-AEO
Dec 29, 2005 2:07PM PST
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Troj/Krepper-AH
Dec 29, 2005 2:08PM PST

Type Trojan

Aliases Trojan-Downloader.Win32.CWS.k
Downloader-AQV
Trojan.Bookmarker.J
TROJ_BOOKMARK.K

Troj/Krepper-AH is a Trojan for the Windows platform.
Troj/Krepper-AH contains functionality to contact remote URLs to download and execute files.

http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/trojkrepperah.html

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Troj/CWSMeup-B
Dec 29, 2005 2:09PM PST
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Troj/Drsmartl-D
Dec 29, 2005 2:10PM PST