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Virenwarnung/Aktuelle Meldungen Central
Command: Worm/Sobig.F De-Activates Spreading On September 10, 2003 Next
Possible Sobig Variant Expected On or Near September (31.08.03) - Central Command, provider of PC anti-virus software and services, cautions Internet users of the next possible Sobig cyber attack on or about September 11th, 2003. Discovered on August 19, 2003, Worm/Sobig.F is estimated to have infected millions of systems worldwide and may draw on them to be part of a cyber army focusing a digital assault against major online services.
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When
particular conditions are met, Worm/Sobig.F will attempt to download
additional components of the attackers choice. The pre-configured conditions
include performing tests to determine if the current day is Friday or Sunday
between the hours of 19:00 (7PM) and 22:00 (10PM) UTC time. When these
conditions are met, the worm will attempt to retrieve further instructions
that may include the downloading and execution a backdoor hacker program.
Backdoors can allow someone will malicious intent to gain full control of the
infected computer. "The
virus author(s) of Sobig have developed a predictable pattern of releasing
new variants soon after the current version de-activates itself," said
Steven Sundermeier, VP Products and Services at Central Command, Inc.
"If the past repeats itself we could be looking at a newly constructed
creation shortly after September 10th. A potential risk is that the massive
army created by Worm/Sobig.F could be used to launch an all out attack on
large Internet infrastructures, for example, by means of a Distributed Denial
of Service attack (DDoS)." (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 |
