The virus makers Bagle, Zafi and NetSky have teamed up in a coalition that Kaspersky security firm described as "extremely dangerous" to expand the network's terrorist activities.
This warning was raised by Kaspersky after an investigation into the recent Bagle worm outbreak. Russian security company said that the "father" of the three strains of the virus is closely coordinated. The evidence for this came on Feb. 15 after Kaspersky experts first detected the attack code "SpamTool.Win32.Small.b" with the ability to collect e-mail addresses from computers. infected. However, anti-virus software companies' contacts do not appear on the attack list.
"Detailed investigation of the situation shows that SpamTool.Win32.Small.b's bulk e-mail distribution is a prelude to the attack that Bagle made on March 1," Kaspersky said. know. According to the company, after analyzing the Bagle outbreak, virus analysts came to the conclusion that not only Bagle, Zafi and Netsky, but also some hackers were allied together to exchange information. information and technology, to enhance the impact of attacks. They may not know each other directly but all are using the information provided by Bagle to distribute via e-mail their programs.
Kaspersky says nearly 50% of the improved code for a series of attacks has been e-mailed in just two days. The time when messages containing this virus appear clearly indicate that they are executed automatically or semi-automatically. "These signs affirm the evolution of organized crime of the Internet," Kaspersky said. "Network attacks are now automated, taking place over several phases, being timed and planning very carefully. "
