SM-Bot
29 Jan 2004, 8:25am
Here we go folks, the script-kiddies are already modding the MyDoom/Novarg to perform DoS attacks on Microsoft, and extending the backdoor functionality.
The variant, Mydoom.b, has a larger payload and targets Microsoft’s Web site for a distributed denial-of-service attack on Feb. 1, instead of The SCO Group Inc.’s Web site, which was targeted by the first version, Mi2g said in a statement. Mi2g pointed to minor changes to the text padding in the malware and said it’s possible that Mydoom.b is being disseminated via infected computers turned into zombie machines by Mydoom.a, as well as the Kazaa file-sharing system.
Read more - Symantec security response - Submitted by Dexter
The variant, Mydoom.b, has a larger payload and targets Microsoft’s Web site for a distributed denial-of-service attack on Feb. 1, instead of The SCO Group Inc.’s Web site, which was targeted by the first version, Mi2g said in a statement. Mi2g pointed to minor changes to the text padding in the malware and said it’s possible that Mydoom.b is being disseminated via infected computers turned into zombie machines by Mydoom.a, as well as the Kazaa file-sharing system.
Read more - Symantec security response - Submitted by Dexter