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1. Protecting the Internet's Potential Value
The Internet is a global public commons. As such, it is a resource that needs
safeguarding to prevent its misuse and ultimate destruction.
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2. 6/13: Rbot-AFN Worm Spreads to Shares
W32/Rbot-AFN is a network worm with backdoor functionality for the Windows platform.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1ojj,1,buct,5d60,co7e,jjlo
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3. 6/13: Mytob-EH Worm Sent in Attachment
Like other WORM_MYTOB variants, Worm_Mytob.EH propagates by sending a copy of itself as
an attachment to an email message, which it sends to target recipients using its own
Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) engine.
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4. 6/13: Mytob-EJ Worm Uses Own Engine
Similar to other WORM_MYTOB variants, Worm_Mytob.EJ propagates by sending a copy of
itself as an attachment to an email message, which it sends to target recipients using
its own Simple Mail Transfer Protocol (SMTP) engine.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1ojj,1,ftq4,mayh,co7e,jjlo
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5. 6/13: Mitglieder-Q Opens Back Door
Trojan.Mitglieder.Q is a Trojan horse that opens a back door on a compromised computer as
well as acting as a SOCKS 4 proxy server.
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6. 6/13: Mytob-EF Worm Uses Own Engine
W32.Mytob.EF@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to send an email to
addresses that it gathers from the compromised computer.
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7. 6/13: Mytob-EG Mass-Mailing Worm
W32.Mytob.EG@mm is a mass-mailing worm that opens an IRC back door and lowers security
settings on the compromised computer.
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8. 6/13: Downloader-DCM Trojan Spreads
Downloader.DCM is a Trojan that downloads a copy of the backdoor detected as
Bck/Dumador.BC to the affected computer, and then executes it.
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9. 6/13: Mytob-BH a Worm and Trojan
W32/Mytob-BH is a mass-mailing worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1ojj,1,8i59,5nyx,co7e,jjlo
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10. 6/13: Mytob-AT a Mass-Mailng Trojan
W32/Mytob-AT is a mass-mailing worm and IRC backdoor Trojan.
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