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Archived Computer Viruses
July 2001 to December 2001
Security Bulletin for Internet Explorer
December
19,
2001:
Microsoft released a security patch
to plug a hole in its Web browser that could allow hackers to steal
passwords and trick people into downloading virulent files. Microsoft
said customers using Internet Explorer versions 5.5 and 6.0 should
install the patch immediately. The patch, released Thursday, can be
found on Microsoft's Web site here:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-058.asp
Updated by: Andrea
at 12:53
pm
December
19,
2001:
W32.Gokar.A@mm is a mass-mailing
worm. The worm can spread its infection by email using Microsoft
Outlook. The email can come from addresses that you will recognize.
Attached is a file with a name that is randomly generated. The subject
of the email is picked randomly from a predefined
list.
Updated by: Andrea
at 11:21
am
December
4,
2001:
W32.Goner.A@mm is a mass-mailing
worm. The worm can spread its infection using the ICQ network as well as
by email using Microsoft Outlook. If mIRC is installed, this worm can
also insert mIRC scripts that will enable the computer to be used in
Denial of Service (DOS) attacks.
Updated by: Andrea
at 12:22 pm
Security Bulletin for Excel and Power Point
October
5, 2001:
Microsoft has found a flaw in Excel and
PowerPoint that allows a document containing macros to be opened without
first warning the user of the presence of macros.
Updated by: Andrea
at 9:08
am
October
1, 2001:
There is a
possible virus going around advertising that it is a fix for the Nimda
virus, it contains the attachment fix_nimda.exe. See the above link for
further details.
Updated by: Andrea
at 2:14 pm
September 18, 2001:
W32.Nimda.A@mm
- new mass-mailing worm that
arrives as an attachment named readme.exe in an email.
Updated by: Andrea
at 12:06 pm
September
7, 2001:
W32.Magistr.B@mm
- is an Internet worm that is sent in an email with varying subject
headings, body text, and attachments. The body of the message is derived
from the contents of other files on the victim's computer.
Updated by: Andrea at 12:04
pm
September
5, 2001:
W32.Apost.Worm@mm -
is an Internet worm that spreads
using email. It sends email messages to addresses it gathers from the
Windows address books, which are used by mail clients such as Microsoft
Outlook and Microsoft Outlook Express.
August 15, 2001:
Updated by: Andrea
at 9:25 am
Updated by: Andrea
at 4:33 pm
August 15, 2001:
CodeRed Worm
- affects systems running Microsoft Index Server 2.0 or the Windows 2000
Indexing service. Originally Posted on: July 20, 2001
Updated by: Andrea
at 4:32 pm
August 15, 2001:
can infect
Windows 95/98/Me and Windows NT users. This virus can also infect files
over a network. This virus can cause system instability and crashes it
can also corrupt windows applications. Originally Posted on: July 18,
2001
Updated by: Andrea
at 4:30 pm
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