Re: Remotely deployable spyware

From: Bruce Chambers (bchambers@nospam.cableone.net)
Date: 01/04/03 

From: "Bruce Chambers" <bchambers@nospam.cableone.net>
Date: Sat, 4 Jan 2003 11:58:25 -0700

Greetings --

    Kent, FYI:

    There is a new mass-mailing worm (it uses Outlook) called
WORM_RECORY.A or W32.Recory@mm that does replace Jdbgmgr.exe

http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_RECORY.A

http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.recory@mm.html

Bruce Chambers
Microsoft MVP - Shell/User 

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You can have peace.  Or you can have freedom.  Don't ever count on 
having both at once. -- RAH
"Kent W. England [MVP]" <kwe@mvps.org> wrote in message 
news:e8DO9bBtCHA.1676@TK2MSFTNGP10...
Snip .....
> One of the most common viruses out there is entirely text. It 
> persuades folks to delete their Microsoft Java debugger and then 
> gets them to worry about whether they should have done so (when it 
> doesn't matter one way or the other :-). > -- 
> Kent W. England, MS MVP for Windows XP
> (Please respond only in the newsgroup)
>
>
> "Alan" <aep2002@hotmail.com> wrote in
> message news:0a5701c2b38b$f674a1e0$8df82ecf@TK2MSFTNGXA02...
>
> > My question is about the capability of products like
> > ISPYNOW which claim easy remote installation on any
> > computer in the world by sending a simple e-mail message.
> > Is this possible? Or do all spyware programs and any such
> > monitors require the user to execute a file? I'm so
> > confused. Please help
>

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