This new computer virus is infecting the Internet quickly. It collects e-mail addresses, installs trojan programs on infected machines, and thereby steals sensitive information. This is a variation of deep bagle appeared in January last.
According to the original analysis, this worm seems to originate from Germany, and spread rapidly to Italy. Called Bagle.B, the e-mail worm was programmed to infect on February 25. The antivirus companies say Bagle.B is spreading fast on the network. They advise users to immediately update their programs to stop the spread.
Like his older brother, Bagle.B comes from an e-mail message with funny headlines like "Hi" with a short text off "test :)". Worm hides in an attachment. When the recipient clicks on the attachment, Bagle.B will infiltrate the recipient's e-mail address book and collect it to automatically send itself to the next one.
Also, when activated, the virus also installs a malicious trojan program on the computer, thereby opening the back door allowing remote hackers to control, steal sensitive information or run malicious files. .
MessageLabs antivirus company says it has blocked more than 17,000 copies of Bagle.B yesterday (EDT). Meanwhile, McAfee AVERT receives about 30 new copies per hour. Currently, these companies (including Sophos and F-Secure) all put the Bagle.B on the network, users download to kill.
T.M. (According to PCW)
