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08-05-2003, 01:28 PM
Source: IT Web
Anti-virus companies have identified a new computer virus that could be characterised as a remote-controlled time bomb. Information security company, Kaspersky Labs says the Autorooter Internet worm has been sent as spam to many e-mail recipients, but is not widely spread yet because the self-replication component of the worm has not been activated. The company believes Autorooter's author may still activate the self-replication function of the worm. Kaspersky Labs says Autorooter is part Internet worm and part backdoor Trojan. The packet consists of the worm carrier, a module for file exchange by FTP and the module for attacking through a breach in Windows NT, 2000 and XP that was discovered two weeks ago.
Anti-virus companies have identified a new computer virus that could be characterised as a remote-controlled time bomb. Information security company, Kaspersky Labs says the Autorooter Internet worm has been sent as spam to many e-mail recipients, but is not widely spread yet because the self-replication component of the worm has not been activated. The company believes Autorooter's author may still activate the self-replication function of the worm. Kaspersky Labs says Autorooter is part Internet worm and part backdoor Trojan. The packet consists of the worm carrier, a module for file exchange by FTP and the module for attacking through a breach in Windows NT, 2000 and XP that was discovered two weeks ago.