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06.15.05
Look, Up In The Web, It's SuperWorm!
 By David Utter
Mytob variant bearing gifts of adware and spyware may begin making the rounds of good and bad computers everywhere.
As security researchers watch more variants of the Mytob worm circulate, indications have been that the variants are pieces of a greater whole. One consultant to antivirus firm Sophos has possibly found hints to the identity of the virus writers, a group called Hellbot.
The various versions of Mytob floating around have been numbered, as if they are iterations of a core release. The consultant, Carole Theriault, made this observation from the UK.
This is the part of the story where the reader should verify the antivirus program on his or her machine has been updated with the most current engine and signature file.
Analysis of the worm shows a great deal of sophistication in its coding. This has given researcher reason to think it is more than just a nuisance creation. One version of Mytob called Mytob.ar has been found to carry spyware elements.
That development could mean a final version of Mytob may be sold as a delivery program to criminals or spammers who want to place malicious code or adware on as many computers as possible.
It's important for users to be proactive in updating their machines. New variants of Mytob have been coded to prevent a user machine from contacting several common antivirus and security web sites. Subject lines of bogus e-mail messages purport to be legitimate security warning from administrators.
In a corporate environment, users should use their contacts in IT to verify legitimate warnings. Usually those administrators will have processes and policies in place to keep enterprise users alert to threats.
Motorola Latest Identity Theft Victim
By David Utter
Two laptops containing Motorola employee information were stolen from a Chicago office of services provider Affiliated Computer Services over the Memorial Day weekend.
The two laptops belonging to human resources personnel contain names and Social Security numbers, but no financial information, according to Motorola.
"All employees were notified, but to this date there is no indication that any personal information has been compromised," said ACS' chief marketing officer, Lesley Pool. "It is clear that it was just an amateur burglary."
According to Reuters, Motorola agreed to transfer part of its human resources systems to ACS in December 2002 under a 10-year contract valued at $650 million. The laptops in question have security safeguards in place that may keep the thieves out of the personnel files.
Most of those affected are part of Motorola's US based workforce. They have been notified by e-mail of the theft and potential compromise; those affected have been offered fraud insurance at no cost.
Loss of personal data has been happening frequently this year. UPS managed to lose Citigroup backup tapes containing information on 3.9 million employees. And information broker ChoicePoint confirmed that about 145,000 people may have had their data improperly accessed.
About the Author:
David Utter is a staff writer for WebProNews covering technology and business. |
