New Windows Worm

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The NEWS that a new worm that propagates on Windows machines is spreading-
From The Washington Post, courtesy of Yahoo! News comes this warning of a worm, called "Bagle" or "Beagle", that arrives as an email attachment (.exe file) to an "e-mail with the subject line "Hi" and "test : )" in the body text".

Bagle has spread to computers in more than 100 countries, according to MessageLabs, an e-mail security company in New York City. Bagle also tries to download an unknown program from one of more than 30 Web sites located mostly in Germany and Russia. . . . . indications are that as many as a million computers have been infected so far.

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mikeymike said

What I don't understand is why this virus has hit the headlines, there's nothing remarkable about it at all...

True! Windows machines and Trojans/worms go togather . . .
like Tea & Cakes!
or . . . more
like Potholes & Suspension-repair!  :-D

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mikeymike said-

What I meant was, it's just a standard executable-in-an-email, it's not doing anything like exploiting yet another hole in Outlook Express...

Agreed - also its "exploiting" the standard Win User practise of clicking on .EXE Attachments in E-mails without taking heed!

Its like how putting a WET PAINT sign on something guarantees the truth of THAT statement will be tested!

The NEWS Site cautioned that the next version may by-pass that particular (operator action) practise?