[pchelpers] Klez virus/worm cat #4 threat

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New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/27/technology/27VIRU.html?todaysheadlines

A New Risk to Computers Worldwide





By JOHN SCHWARTZ





 rogue computer program that is the online equivalent of a quick-change =
artist is infecting computers around the world via e-mail and clogging =
computer networks.

The program, W32/KLEZ.H, is a "blended threat," combining elements of a =
virus, which infects machines, and a worm, which transports itself from =
machine to machine. It also tries to disable some antivirus programs.



It makes itself hard for users to spot by changing its e-mail subject =
line, message and name of the attachment at random, drawing from a =
database that includes, for example, such subject lines as "Hello, =
honey," and "A very funny website."=20

The program has grown increasingly common as users unknowingly activate =
it - sometimes without even opening the e-mail attachment that carries =
the virus - and allow it to send copies of itself to those in the =
victim's e-mail address file.

"It is exploding," said Keith Peer, chief executive of Central Command, =
a computer security company.

The rapid spread of the program caused Symantec and McAfee.com, two =
prominent computer protection companies, to upgrade their warnings about =
it in recent days; Symantec said on its Web site that it now considered =
the program a "category 4" risk, its second-highest ranking.

The program exploits vulnerable spots in computer programs, most notably =
a problem in earlier versions of Microsoft's mail programs, Outlook and =
Outlook Express, which allows some types of computer programs to be =
activated even if they are in the "preview pane."=20

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The program can also grab files randomly from victims' hard drives and =
send them out, but it does little damage to the machines themselves, =
antivirus companies said.

Microsoft has had patches available to fix these problems for more than =
a year, but many people do not keep their software up to date, said =
Vincent Weafer, the director of research at Symantec Security Response.

Although most antivirus software programs already provided protection =
against the Klez family, the new variant has enough new wrinkles to =
trick some of the digital sentries. The latest versions of software have =
been updated to block the worm, and the companies offer free online =
tools to cleanse infected machines.




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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.350 / Virus Database: 196 - Release Date: 4/17/2002

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