Microsoft Issues Security Update For Trojan

KingFishKingFish
edited July 2004 in Science & Tech
Microsoft is urging customers to immediately install a security update for Windows XP, Windows Server 2003 and Windows 2000 operating systems in order to thwart the impact of the Download.Ject Trojan.
The software giant said the configuration changes would "improve system resiliency" against the Download.Ject attack and protect customers against the immediate reported threats. The changes to the operating systems are meant to plug holes that could help spread malicious files by infected computers. The update comes in the wake of a recent sophisticated attack against Microsoft's IIS 5.0 servers, which ended when law enforcement took the Web site associated with the attack offline. Download.Ject, also known as Scob, is a Trojan downloader that started spreading a week ago after attackers planted a file with JavaScript to infected Web sites running Microsoft IIS 5.0 servers.
Source: InternetNews

Comments

  • EyesOnlyEyesOnly Sweden New
    edited July 2004
    Already done. :)
  • CrimguyCrimguy Cave Creek, AZ
    edited July 2004
    For 9 years, I've managed to keep my windows machines virus/trojan free. However, Tuesday, I somehow managed to get Download.Small.7Q, Touran.C and a couple others. I still have no idea how they got on my computer (the only download i had made recently was getting hte latest version of Firefox (I don't use IE).

    It took me about 3 days total to completely irradicate all files from my computer. Pain in the Ass doesn't do it justice.
  • derekderek pollock pines, ca.
    edited July 2004
    my sister got this the other day.
    i cant get ahead of it.
    guess its format and reload time :(

    derek
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