Lions and Tigers and Bears, Oh My! - Part 2

by Robin Laudanski, AKA IACOJ
June 10, 2004

In Part 1 of this series we discussed the who's behind Viruses, Worms and Trojans. Today we are going to get into the differences between them.

Contrary to popular belief Viruses, Worms and Trojans are not the same thing. They actually function in quite different capacities. However they can also work in conjunction with each other. To try to dispel any misconception I’ll briefly explain the difference between each of them.

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In This Edition: Sasser special edition
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SUSPECTED SASSER AUTHOR ARRESTED - COULD TRIGGER MORE ARRESTS

Don't find fault, find a remedy.
Henry Ford (1863-1947); US industrialist.

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Madrid, May 7, 2004 - To mitigate the effects of the epidemic caused by the
variants of Sasser (A, B, C & D), Panda Software has made its free PQRemove
tools available to all users.

The new Sasser.D worm aggravates the epidemic that is sweeping across the Internet

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Madrid, May 03 2004 - PandaLabs has detected the appearance of a new variant
of the Sasser worm (Sasser.D) -very similar to its predecessors- which,
according to the data gathered by the multinational's International Alerts
Network, has started to cause incidents.

New Virus Epidemic caused by Sasser A and B poses threat this week

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Madrid, May 2 2004 - Four years to the date after the worldwide virus
LoveLetter epidemic struck, we are before another great virus whose effects
could reach historic dimensions.

chiya writes "A quickly spreading Internet worm destroyed or damaged tens of thousands of personal computers worldwide Saturday morning by exploiting a security flaw in a firewall program designed to protect PCs from online threats, computer experts said."

Worm Masquerades as Microsoft Patch
By Dennis Fisher

A new worm purporting to contain a patch to defend against MyDoom is attacking Windows machines throughout Europe and parts of North America.

Sober.D Worm Spreads to North America
By Dennis Fisher
March 8, 2004

A new worm purporting to contain a patch to defend against MyDoom is attacking Windows machines throughout Europe and parts of North America.

Worms Are for Suckers
By Larry Seltzer

I must confess that for the most part I find mail worms boring. With few exceptions they all seem the same to me.

Virus Writers Use Internet Worms for War of Words

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - The creators of the Netsky, MyDoom and Bagle e-mail viruses have taken to exchanging insults in what amounts to a war of words in computer code between rival hackers, anti-virus experts said on Wednesday.