New Worm Spreads Via MSN Messenger

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December 13, Web User - MSN virus hits the net. Anti-virus company Panda Software has
warned net users to watch out for a new virus, a worm called Jitux.A, which is spread via
MSN Messenger. Jitux.A is an aggressive code that contains a link to the web page
http://www.home.no/ / jituxramon.exe. Once open, the file JITUXRAMON.EXE automatically
downloads, infecting your computer. The worm file stores itself in the computer's memory
and sends new infected messages every five minutes to all contacts in your Messenger's
Contact List. Users should update their anti-virus patch as soon as possible.

Source: http://www.web?user.co.uk/news/47502.html


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David said:
December 13, Web User - MSN virus hits the net. Anti-virus company
Panda Software has warned net users to watch out for a new virus, a
worm called Jitux.A, which is spread via MSN Messenger. Jitux.A is an
aggressive code that contains a link to the web page
http://www.home.no/ / jituxramon.exe. Once open, the file
JITUXRAMON.EXE automatically downloads, infecting your computer. The
worm file stores itself in the computer's memory and sends new
infected messages every five minutes to all contacts in your
Messenger's Contact List. Users should update their anti-virus patch
as soon as possible.

Source: http://www.web?user.co.uk/news/47502.html

The home.no site is 404
 
I got there.

Dave


| The home.no site is 404

www.home.no is still live, as is the sub-site that hosted the .EXE, however the
..EXE was removed within hours (perhaps less) of initial discovery. For example,
by the time I read the first Email I received with the details of the incident
and location of the .EXE, the .EXE was no longer available. That message was
posted "overnight" to me (i.e. while I was asleep) and I read it within two to
three hours of it being posted, so the www.home.no folk acted very quickly
(compared to other such cases involving other hosting companies) in reaction to
the requests of my informant (and presumably others) to remove the malicious
content from their site.
 
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