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Microsoft Ships Zotob Worm Removal Tool
From: "Fergie (Paul Ferguson)" <fergdawg () netzero net>
Date: Thu, 18 Aug 2005 02:21:14 GMT
Ryan Naraine writes in eWeek: [snip] Microsoft Corp. late Wednesday shipped an update to its malware removal tool to detect and delete the fast-spreading "Zotob" worm family. Microsoft typically updates the free utility once a monthon Patch Tuesdaybut with at least a dozen "Zotob" variants squirming through unpatched Windows 2000 systems, the company added detections for 10 mutants to help with the cleanup process. The new version of the Malicious Software Removal Tool will now zap the following worms: Zotob.A, Zotob.B, Zotob.C, Zotob.D, Zotob.E, Bobax.O, Esbot.A, Rbot.MA, Rbot.MB and Rbot.MC. [snip] Article: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1849456,00.asp Updated Malicious Software Removal Tool: http://www.microsoft.com/security/malwareremove/default.mspx - ferg -- "Fergie", a.k.a. Paul Ferguson Engineering Architecture for the Internet fergdawg () netzero net or fergdawg () sbcglobal net ferg's tech blog: http://fergdawg.blogspot.com/
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