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Rubrik: Virenwarnung/Aktuelle Meldungen Central
Command: Internet Virus Advisory: Variations of Worm/Lovsan Discovered Virus
Writers Developing New Variations of Aggressive Internet Worm (15.08.03)
- Central Command, a leading warns Internet users of the discovery of new
variants of the Worm/Lovsan Internet worm. The original Internet worm was
discovered on August 11, 2003 and attempts to use the RPC Buffer Overrun
vulnerability (a security hole) within un-patched Microsoft Windows NT,
Windows 2000, Windows XP and Microsoft Windows serverT 2003 operating
systems.
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The
Worm/Lovsan family of Internet worms uses a security vulnerability in
Microsoft's Windows Distributed Component Object Model (DCOM) Remote
Procedure Call (RPC) interface. This security breach allows someone with
malicious intent to run code of his or her choice. It is recommended that all
Internet users using Microsoft Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Microsoft
Windows serverT 2003 operating systems immediately patch there systems follow
Microsoft Security Bulletin MS03-026 and virus scan there computers. "The
original author of Worm/Lovsan was successful at infecting hundred's of
thousands of computers worldwide. Unfortunately, history has proven that this type of success usually
generates a litter of copycat creations," said Steven Sundermeier, Vice
President of Products and Services at Central Command, Inc. "Our Emergency Virus Response
TeamT (EVRTT) has kept a watchful eye and have spotted two such variations,
initial analysis shows them to be direct clones of the original with only
minor alterations in order to bypass detection." Information
on Worm/Lovsan can be found at (www.centralcommand.com).
(ma) Central
Command Inc. Contact:
Steven Sundermeier, Product Manager Tel.
(001-330) 723-2062 x204, Fax (001-330) 722-6517 E-Mail:
ssundermeier@centralcommand.com |
