YoKenny Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Symantec Warns of Worm's ReturnEllen Messmer, Network World Mar 8, 2009 1:38 pm A third version of Downadup has been identified by Symantec, which says the new variant gives infected machines more powerful instructions to disable antivirus software and analysis tools, among other actions. http://www.pcworld.com/article/160872/arti...ml?tk=nl_dnxnws "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 Thanks for the heads up YoKenny! We are dealing with the W32.Downadup.B variant on our network currently. We have seen remnant files from this virus show up on users' computers who have not been patched with the KB958644 update. We have not seen the full blown virus on their computers though because Symantec/our firewall seems to pick up on the executables and either blocks them or quarantines them. However, this may change soon if the variant gets here before the definition files do. Keith There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YoKenny Posted March 9, 2009 Author Share Posted March 9, 2009 I hope that avast! and Avira AntiVir pick up on these mutants as well. I guess things are just as bad in the malware creation world as in the financial world and they are looking for any handout they can gather. "Education is what remains after one has forgotten everything he learned in school." - Albert Einstein IE7Pro user Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmillerusaf Posted March 9, 2009 Share Posted March 9, 2009 I hope that avast! and Avira AntiVir pick up on these mutants as well. I guess things are just as bad in the malware creation world as in the financial world and they are looking for any handout they can gather. It's easy pickens when users refuse to update their operating systems, anti-virus/malware programs, and surf with no regard of security and saftey. There's always an exception to the rule. I'm that exception. Desktop ----- AMD Athlon 3700+ (2.64Ghz), 2GB DDR 400, ASUS A8N-SLI Premium, 500GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP3, Avira Antivir Personal At work ----- Intel C2D T1700 (1.6Ghz), 2GB DDR2 667, Dell OUY141, 80GB HD, Windows XP Pro SP2, Symantec 10 Laptop ----- Intel C2D P8400 (2.4 Ghz), 4GB DDR3 1066, Mainboard, 160GB HD, Dualboot: Windows 7/openSUSE 11.1, Avira Antivir Personal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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