McAfee.com has seen a large and growing number of computers infected with W32/Bugbear@MM virus. The risk assessment has been UPDATED TO HIGH for home and corporate users. Users should update their anti-virus software as soon as possible.
***DESCRIPTION***
W32/Bugbear@MM is a mass-mailing worm that attempts to send itself to email addresses found on an infected system. It also spreads through open network shares and has the ability to send print jobs to printers found on an infected network.
The "from" field, subject line, message body, and attachment all vary widely and may appear to be legitimate email.
The virus will attempt to disable various security products, including anti-virus and personal firewall software.
It will also try to install a backdoor trojan that can capture what the user types, including sensitive information such as passwords. The trojan will also allow a hacker to upload files from the infected system, download files onto the system, run executable files and stop processes from running.
for more information. http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/viruses/bugbear/
***DESCRIPTION***
W32/Bugbear@MM is a mass-mailing worm that attempts to send itself to email addresses found on an infected system. It also spreads through open network shares and has the ability to send print jobs to printers found on an infected network.
The "from" field, subject line, message body, and attachment all vary widely and may appear to be legitimate email.
The virus will attempt to disable various security products, including anti-virus and personal firewall software.
It will also try to install a backdoor trojan that can capture what the user types, including sensitive information such as passwords. The trojan will also allow a hacker to upload files from the infected system, download files onto the system, run executable files and stop processes from running.
for more information. http://www.mcafee.com/anti-virus/viruses/bugbear/
