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RSS klez5 years ago: Melissa variant upgraded to high-risk category
News In more recent times we have seen the likes of the Love Bug, Klez, MyDoom, Sasser and Blaster. 06.12.99: The Melissa variant, ExploreZip.worm.pak, is hitting corporate America hard and can now be classified as an 'outbreak', according to one... [06 Dec 2004]
Virus writers shouldn't get off so easy
Comment The FBI and its counterparts have failed to convict anyone for a slew of viruses and worms, including Code Red, Nimda, SirCam, Klez, Sobig and Nachi. So, says Declan McCullagh, the individuals who create these menaces should at least get the same... [18 Aug 2004]
Free Defense Against the Internet Worm KLEZ: Kaspersky Labs has Released a Special Utility (Kaspersky)
White Paper In connection with the numerous instances of infection caused by the latest modification of the Internet worm Klez (Klez.e), Kaspersky Labs has developed a free utility for detecting and deleting this malicious program. [28 Apr 2004]
Information on Klez Worm Sending Viruses With F-Secure Name
White Paper In late January 2002, an e-mail worm called Klez.E and Klez.G started spreading. Instead of showing the owner of the infected machine as the sender, Klez replaces it with a random address from the address book. [28 Apr 2004]
W32.ElKern.3587 (Symantec)
White Paper This variant is dropped by W32.Klez.E@mm. W32.ElKern.3587 is a new variant of (and it has the same functionality as) the W32.ElKern.3326 virus. The only major addition to this variant is a recognition algorithm to guard against infecting self... [28 Apr 2004]
W32.Klez.E@mm (Symantec)
White Paper W32.Klez.E@mm is similar to W32.Klez.A@mm. It is a mass-mailing email worm that also attempts to copy itself to network shares. The worm exploits vulnerability in Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express in an attempt to execute itself when you open... [23 Apr 2004]
5 years ago... US firms reel as Melissa virus spreads
News Melissa has arguably been surpassed by the likes of the Love Bug, Klez and MyDoom in more recent times but in terms of notoriety this 1999 infection still stands head and shoulders above most subsequent viruses. [29 Mar 2004]
W32/Klez.h@MM
White Paper McAfee.com has seen a growing number of computers infected with W32/Klez.h@MM. The risk assessment has been updated to MEDIUM. As always, we recommend that you keep your anti-virus software up-to-date for the best protection. [24 Feb 2004]
I-Worm.Klez (Klez Family)
White Paper This is virus-worm virus that spreads via the Internet attached to infected e-mails. The worm itself is a Windows PE EXE file about 57-65Kb (depending on its version) in length, and it is written in Microsoft Visual C++. [24 Feb 2004]
W32/ElKern-C
White Paper The virus is dropped into the Program Files folder and run by W32/Klez-H (detected by Sophos Anti-Virus as W32/Klez-G). W32/ElKern-C is an executable file virus very similar to W32/ElKern-A. W32/ElKern-C works under Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows... [24 Feb 2004]
Microsoft Guide to Security Patch Management
White Paper Viruses and worms such as Klez, Nimda, and SQL Slammer exploit security vulnerabilities in software to attack a computer and launch new attacks on other computers. Organizations depend on information technology resources and expect them to be... [24 Feb 2004]
McAfee Proactive Threat Protection: help close your Window of Vulnerability
White Paper Arising periodically to wreak havoc all over the world, high profile, massively destructive threats such as SQLSlammer, Bugbear, Klez, Nimda and CodeRed underscore enterprises need for to close the Window of Vulnerability the period of time when... [24 Feb 2004]
Configuring Watchguard Proxies: A Guideline to Supplementing Virus Protection and Policy Enforcement
White Paper Defenses that effectively reduce the impact from new attacks using exploits such as those used by Nimda, Klez, and other blended threats are presented. In this paper, the configuration of commonly used stateful proxy filters on the current... [24 Feb 2004]
Virus warning: Netsky appears as Bagle spreads
News Netsky has a variety of subject lines, message text and attachments, making it more like Klez or MyDoom," said Theriault. Antivirus vendors worldwide have updated their warnings regarding Bagle.B to the highest levels, as the variant outstrips the... [18 Feb 2004]
Virus top 10: MyDoom takes top spot in seven days
News The old favourites in the virus league - the seemingly indestructible Klez-H, which has been doing the rounds for nearly two years, and Mimail, which spawns new versions faster than rabbits on Viagra - are still putting in a good showing, but they... [02 Feb 2004]
