Administrivia: Sobig/Mankx/Palyh

From: Marc Fossi (mfossi_at_securityfocus.com)
Date: 05/20/03

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    Hey everyone,

    The moderation queue for Focus-MS has been flooded with W32.Sobig.B@mm.
    I'd advise you all to update your AV definitions and run some scans for
    it.

    More info can be found here:
    http://www.avp.ch/avpve/worms/email/sobigb.stm
    http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sobig.b@mm.html
    http://www3.ca.com/virusinfo/virus.aspx?ID=35204
    http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/palyh.shtml
    http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100307.htm
    http://www.norman.com/virus_info/w32_palyh_a_mm.shtml
    http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32palyha.html
    http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_PALYH.A

    And here's a removal tool:
    http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sobig.b.removal.tool.html

    Cheers,

    Marc Fossi
    Symantec Corp.
    www.symantec.com

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