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1. Protecting Your Identity and Your Network
eSecurityPlanet columnist Linda LeBlanc looks at the little things we do without thinking
that put our identities and our networks at risk.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,d0um,bp55,co7e,jjlo
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2. Is Tape Winding Down as a Backup Option?
Recent well-publicized backup tape losses appear to be pushing some storage users to
consider disk-based alternatives.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,e2ae,knym,co7e,jjlo
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3. Is Firefox Ready for Prime Time in the Enterprise?
Firefox may be gaining in both market share and cult standing, but is it ready for a
major corporate system? Some say it's not, but others are making it work.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,hno3,7ekl,co7e,jjlo
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4. 6/6: Rbot-BOJ Worm Uses Win Flaws
Worm_Rbot.BOJ spreads via network shares, and takes advantage of the Windows
vulnerabilities.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,1hae,6mah,co7e,jjlo
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5. 6/6: Rbot-BOI Worm Copies Itself
Worm_Rbot.BOI spreads by dropping a copy of itself in a list of accessible network
shares.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,58me,fss4,co7e,jjlo
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6. 6/6: Rbot.BOH Worm a Dropped File
Worm_Rbot.BOH usually arrives as a dropped file of other malware programs.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,kaw6,f6qx,co7e,jjlo
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7. 6/6: Banker-DV Trojan Targets Brazil
Troj/Banker-DV is a password-stealing Trojan targeted at customers of Brazilian banks.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,airq,1zqo,co7e,jjlo
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8. 6/6: Mytob-DV Worm Emails Itself Out
Similar to other WORM_MYTOB variants, Worm_Mytob.DV propagates by sending a copy of
itself as an attachment to an email message, which it sends to target recipients using
its own SMTP (Simple Mail Transfer Protocol) engine.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,aaap,g9g2,co7e,jjlo
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9. 6/6: Nopir-C Worm Replicates Itself
W32.Nopir.C is a worm that attempts to replicate itself through peer to peer applications
such as eMule, Kazaa, Morpheus, Gnucleus and to delete .MP3, .AVI, .MPG, .MPEG and .RAR
files.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,2o2r,1ago,co7e,jjlo
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10. 6/6: Mytob-DH Worm Gathers Addresses
W32.Mytob.DH@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.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,hnsy,hbo8,co7e,jjlo
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11. 6/6: Mytob-DG Worm Uses Own Engine
W32.Mytob.DG@mm is a mass-mailing worm that has back door capabilities and uses its own
SMTP engine to send an email to addresses that it gathers from the compromised computer.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,gs7w,e5wa,co7e,jjlo
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12. 6/6: Spybot-PKC Worm has DDoS Ability
W32.Spybot.PKC is a network-aware worm that has distributed denial of service and back
door capabilities.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,efiy,54uz,co7e,jjlo
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13. 6/6: Mytob-BR Worm Arrives in Attachment
W32/Mytob.br@MM is a mass-mailing worm that combines W32/Mydoom@MM functionality with
W32/Sdbot.worm functionality.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,d46,7wcc,co7e,jjlo
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14. 6/6: Banker-HC Trojan Steals Passwords
Troj/Banker-HC is a password stealing Trojan for the Windows platform.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,2vhc,anh3,co7e,jjlo
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15. 6/6: Mytob-BF an Email Worm and Trojan
W32/Mytob-BF is an email worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,32nq,5m19,co7e,jjlo
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16. 6/6: Agobot-AAG a Worm and Trojan
W32/Agobot-AAG is an internet worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,in7v,4x5b,co7e,jjlo
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17. 6/6: Kalel-B a Mass-Mailing Worm, Trojan
W32/Kalel-B is a mass-mailing worm and backdoor Trojan that also targets peer-to-peer
file sharing utilities.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,gaqf,ju4h,co7e,jjlo
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18. 6/6: Mytob-CV a Worm and IRC Trojan
W32/Mytob-CV is an email worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1nu0,1,3iks,i28m,co7e,jjlo
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