hackfix-virusnews: Chaos as 'Klez cocktails' begin to strike (interesting articles)
- From: "Christy" <snowz@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: hackfix-virusnews@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 06 May 2002 18:35:00 -0400
Chernobyl virus rides Klez's coattails
By David Becker
Staff Writer, CNET News.com
May 6, 2002, 12:30 PM PT
The Klez worm just keeps on giving.
The persistent pest, which made a strong comeback
last month in the form of the Klez.h variant, is now
helping revive the Chernobyl virus, according to a
new report from antivirus company Symantec.
The report says that a virus known as W95.CIH.1049, a
slight variation of the W95.CIH bug dubbed the
Chernobyl virus when it began spreading four years
ago, has been detected in recent infections of the
Klez worm. The main difference with the new virus is
that it's set to activate on Aug. 2 of every year, as
opposed to the April 26 attack date of the original
Chernobyl.
Read more here:
http://news.com.com/2100-1001-900050.html
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