A new variant of the Bagle virus incorporates a Socks proxy and Web services technology aimed at bypassing corporate firewalls, security experts have warned.
The latest Bagle variant attempts to download malicious executable files that are disguised as photographs in order to fool corporate filtering applications.
The variant, BagleDl-L, is said to hurt security applications and attempts to connect with a number of Web sites.
Five variations of the Bagle worm were released over the weekend, and two of them use tricks to bypass mail filters and antivirus scanners.
The Bagle worm has turned into a killer: the latest variants are designed to search and destroy copies of Netsky.
Virus writers seem to be trying every trick they can these days to infect our computers, but we can fight back. How? For starters, says Robert, try updating Windows frequently.
Finland-based F-Secure has added more security to its customer mailing lists, after a moderator accidentally forwarded a virus to users of the company's antivirus software.
The number of new infections caused by the mass-mailing computer worm is dropping, say security experts -- suggesting Bagle may be toast before it reaches its cutoff date.
Bagle (Bagle.a@mm) looks like yet another worm designed by spammers, much like Sobig and MiMail. Here's how to toast it.
The recent surge in new worm variants is due to a growing war between virus/worm coders. Additional reading: Visit our antivirus resource centre
One big reason viruses are still rampant on the Net: Too many people don't use antivirus software. The way to get them to change their ways is to make that software free.
We recommend installing Windows XP SP2 but only after Microsoft has had a few weeks to work out the kinks.
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