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New virus shuts down security
02/08/2004 07:17 - (SA)
Munich - A new variant of the Bagle virus is spreading quickly around the world on computers connected to the internet, reports the Munich-based magazine PC Professionell.
The latest variant, dubbed Bagle.AI, attaches itself to e-mail on infected computers and sends itself to all e-mail addresses contained in a user's address book.
The virus is different from many in that it is able to shut down some types of security features of computers, including some anti-virus scanners.
Called Beagle.AI by some anti-virus makers, the virus cannot infect your computer if you don't open the e-mail attachment that contains the virus.
Users are tricked into thinking the e-mail is legitimate because the attachment is often named in a way that makes it seem harmless, as with MP3, indicating it might be a music file.
As always, the best way to protect yourself from contracting the virus is never to open an e-mail attachment unless you know specifically who sent it and what the attachment contains.
Updating your anti-virus signatures weekly or more often will also help. - Sapa-dpa
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