Re: "September 2003, Cumulative Patch"
From: Jim (jim_at_dmatter.com)
Date: 09/19/03
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Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 07:18:20 -0600
New e-mail worm targets hole in Internet Explorer
September 18, 2003 7:41:00 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept 18 (Reuters) - Anti-virus companies warned on Thursday
of a new computer worm circulating through e-mail that purports to be
security software from Microsoft Corp. (MSFT) but actually tries to disable
security programs that are already running.
The worm, dubbed "Swen" or "Gibe," takes advantage of a two-year-old hole in
Internet Explorer and affects systems that have not installed a patch for
that security hole, according to Internet security company Network
Associates Inc. (NET).
The malicious program arrives as an attachment to an e-mail pretending to
contain a patch for holes in Internet Explorer, Outlook and Outlook Express
and then mails itself off to addresses located on the victim's computer.
The worm also can spread over Internet relay chat and the KaZaa peer-to-peer
network, as well as copy itself over shared networks, Network Associates
said.
When it infects a computer it alerts a Web site that appears to be counting
the infections, according to Symantec Corp. (SYMC), another Internet
security outfit. The number of the counter was near 760,000 by Thursday
afternoon.
Network Associates rated the worm a low risk for corporate users and a
medium risk for home users. The company and rival Symantec, among others,
were offering anti-virus updates that detects and removes the worm.
Microsoft has cautioned customers in the past against e-mail software
updates, saying it does not distribute patches that way but rather directs
them to its Web site. REUTERS
© 2003 Reuters
"mea" <mea@bctonlin.com> wrote in message
news:0a3001c37e74$4f9c3810$a401280a@phx.gbl...
> MS sent me the load and run this file for the "September
> 2003, Cumulative Patch"; however, i canot access the file
> or download anything...
> MS provides no one to contact about auch issues.
>
> Does anyone know where to go to down load the
> complete "September 2003, Cumulative Patch" ?
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