The company defines its "critical" rating as: "A vulnerability whose exploitation could allow the propagation of an internet worm without user action. The company had previously released a configuration change designed to help prevent infection...
The fact that several similar variations of MyDoom have been released in quick succession suggest that a more lethal version may be in the works, said Sam Curry, VP of product management for Computer Associates International's eTrust software.
In August, a MyDoom variant used Google to find email addresses and a few months later the Santy worm found vulnerable bulletin board applications using various search engines. Using robots.txt and other techniques to prevent indexing is a best...
Last week, Positive reported that the Data Execution Protection tools included in Service Pack 2 - code intended to prevent would-be attackers from inserting malicious programs into a PC's memory - opened Windows XP systems up to additional threats.
A visit from the Slammer worm, for instance, may have been in part to blame for failures at a nuclear power plant in 2003, the report said. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission, or Ferc, would be tasked with setting standards to prevent system...
Instant-messaging service users are being hit with more worm and malicious code attacks than ever before. Messenger has one drawback, experts warn: it could act as a conduit for a massive IM worm outbreak.
Did you find this white paper useful? 4 out of 6 users found this white paper useful
White Paper RSS
Download
Register
