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Bugbear.b
Virus Alert dd June 5, 2003


Platform: Windows email clients, IE

Propagation: Email, network

Description: Bugbear.b:

Extremely high spread rate. Bugbear.b creates a massive system infection in multiple applications, as well as dropping a Trojan, PWS.Hooker.Trojan, opening port 1080 for future hacking.

Automated removal tools are now available. Depending on the patch level of the infected machine Bugbear.b will disable anti-virus and firewall applications. Spinout mail comes from spoofed addresses.

This exploits the Iframe vulnerability. It is imperative to patch Windows, IE, Outlook, and Outlook Express to limit this and further malicious events.

Disinfection for Bugbear.b:
http://housecall.antivirus.com/housecall/start_pcc.asp
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear.b@mm.removal.tool.html
http://www.pandasoftware.com/confirm.asp

Reference:
http://www.viruslist.com/eng/viruslist.html?id=60814
http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/bugbear_b.shtml
http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32bugbearb.html

 

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