Not only is it a mass-mailing e-mail virus, BagleD1.L is also a Trojan that can cripple security applications and establish connections with some websites.
McAfee said in the past 12 hours, the virus has been transmitted through spam lists to millions of addresses and rated at 'average' risk. Meanwhile, according to Postini Security Solutions, the appearance of the new variant has increased five times the total volume of the Bagle virus in the past 24 hours.
The fact that BagleD1.L shuts down your computer system can put your PC at risk. "Any trojan that turns off antivirus and firewall software can open the computer for future attacks, including the threat of old viruses," said security expert Graham Cluley. Sophos said.
Unlike conventional bulk e-mail worms, the Trojan does not spread itself, but security experts warn of the danger, as the amount of e-mail it contains is so far estimated. tell
According to Sophos and F-Secure (Finland), the websites that BagleD1.L links to contain no attack code. However, the McAfee Virus Research Director said that many hackers often added the code to the site after the first attacks.
The new Trojan can only be exploited thanks to the lack of awareness of e-mail users. The messages containing this program carry the attachment as a ZIP file that must be opened to display the program & quot; doc_01.exe & quot; or & quot; prs_03.exe & quot ;.
BagleD1.L appears only days after the Send-Safe.com spam delivery address was removed from the MCI Internet Service Provider's network. Send-Safe is accused of using PCs that have been tampered with by the Trojan to spread unwanted messages.
