Re: New virus

[alan () wylie me uk (Alan J. Wylie)]

On Mon, 9 Aug 2004 13:03:54 -0600, "Jonathan Grotegut" <jgrotegut () directpointe com> said:

> (In regards to new_price.zip file attachment) Anyone have any idea
> what this is, we had some clients just get pretty hard with this
> email.  I am unable to find anything on it, from my VERY Limited
> knowledge it appears to be a virus exploiting one of the many holes
> in IE.  Anyone else see anything on this yet?

ClamAV picked it up quickly - a freshclam at Aug 9 17:54 UCT included
its signature, after the first two to hit me didn't get trapped.

<http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-08-09>

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Handler's Diary August 9th 2004
Updated August 9th 2004 18:59 UTC
* New Bagle (?) Variant Spreading

    New Bagle Variant Spreading

    (PRELIMINARY)

    We received a number of reports about a new virus. Based on a
    quick string analysis, we assume that this will be classified as a
    new member of the 'Bagle' family. Like prior versions, it includes
    a lengthy list of URLs. Infected systems will likely attempt to
    contact these URLs.

    All samples received so far arrive without subject. Attachment
    names are price2.zip, new__price.zip, 08_price.zip, and likely
    others. The text reads 'price' or 'new price'.

    According to handler Tom Liston, the virus installs itself as
    C:\WINDOWS\System32\WINdirect.exe and runs from
    HKLM\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Run\win_upd2.exe
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-- 
Alan J. Wylie                                          http://www.wylie.me.uk/
"Perfection [in design] is achieved not when there is nothing left to add,
but rather when there is nothing left to take away."
  -- Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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