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Thursday, June 30, 2005

US-CERT: Veritas Vulnerability Exploited



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1. US-CERT: Veritas Vulnerability Exploited
The agency warns that the software is being actively exploited a week after the hole was
disclosed.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1q5v,1,984w,b2fi,co7e,jjlo
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2. Industry Groups Push For Cyber Crime Treaty
The coalition puts pressure on Senate for ratification.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1q5v,1,fpdu,hvd,co7e,jjlo
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3. 6/30: Trojan.GPcoder-C Encrypts Files
Trojan.Gpcoder.C is a Trojan horse that encrypts files on a compromised computer.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1q5v,1,i78h,lhs0,co7e,jjlo
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4. 6/30: Fugif Trojan Downloads Files
Download.Fugif is a Trojan horse that downloads remote files from predetermined Web
sites.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1q5v,1,2dtu,h65n,co7e,jjlo
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5. 6/30: Mytob-CT a Mass-Mailing Worm
W32/Mytob-CT is a mass-mailing worm and IRC backdoor Trojan.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1q5v,1,7nhv,4w2f,co7e,jjlo
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6. 6/30: Spybot-RDW Worm Runs DDoS
W32.Spybot.RDW is a worm that has distributed denial of service and back door
capabilities.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1q5v,1,5x0u,2om0,co7e,jjlo
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7. 6/30: Mytob-GM a Mass-Mailing Worm
W32.Mytob.GM@mm is a mass-mailing worm that opens a back door and lowers security
settings on the compromised computer.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1q5v,1,85oa,59s,co7e,jjlo
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8. 6/30: Kelvir-DU Worm Spreads Via IM
W32.Kelvir.DU is a worm that spreads through MSN Messenger.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1q5v,1,kp0i,1dvn,co7e,jjlo
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9. 6/30: Mytob-GN a Mass-Mailing Worm
W32.Mytob.GN@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=1,1q5v,1,h0x6,cm0f,co7e,jjlo
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10. 6/30: Troj/Bancb-Fam Detects Trojans
Troj/Bancb-Fam detects members of the Bancban family of Trojans.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1q5v,1,kbcq,3grv,co7e,jjlo
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11. 6/30: Rbot-AGQ Worm Hits Bad Passwords
W32/Rbot-AGQ is a worm and IRC backdoor Trojan for the Windows platform.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1q5v,1,idid,jqik,co7e,jjlo
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12. 6/30: Gatina-A an Email and Network Worm
W32/Gatina-A is an email and network worm.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1q5v,1,50p3,g6j4,co7e,jjlo
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13. 6/30: Rbot-AGP Worm Exploits Flaws
W32/Rbot-AGP is a worm with backdoor functionality for the Windows platform that spreads
to other network computers by exploiting a number of known vulnerabilities and by copying
itself to network shares protected by weak passwords.
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