31 May 2005

WORM_MYTOB.BI - Another one...

In addition to watching out for this latest version, it is also suggested you go directly to Microsoft and download any Critical Updates that you are missing.

As of May 31, 2005 9:11 AM PDT (Pacific Daylight Time), TrendLabs has declared a Medium Risk Virus Alert to control the spread of WORM_MYTOB.BI. TrendLabs has received several infection reports indicating that this malware is spreading in Belgium, Japan, Korea, India, United States, United Kingdom, and Germany.

Read the full description and solution at Trend-Micro

WORM_MYTOB.AR - Upgraded to Medium Risk

This is an update for the alert declaration of WORM_MYTOB.AR.

As of May 30, 2005 3:12 AM YEAR TIME PST (PDT/GMT -7:00), TrendLabs has declared a Medium Risk Virus Alert to control the spread of WORM_MYTOB.AR. TrendLabs has received several infection reports indicating that this malware is spreading in Australia, China, Hongkong, India, Japan, Korea, Philippines, Taiwan, United States.

Read the full description and solution here

25 May 2005

Effectively Erasing Files

It's not as simple as it sounds. Be sure to read this before you trash your disks, CDs or get rid of your computer.

Uncle Sam says...

Read the full article from US-CERT here...

24 May 2005

iRobot - Robots for the Real World : Scooba Landing

I thought Roomba (aka 7 of 9) was wonderful.

Look what those clever iRobot people have done now. You can get a sneak preview at: iRobot - Robots for the Real World : Scooba Landing

Now all we need is a robot to do the windows and the laundry...

11 May 2005

WORM_MYTOB.EG - Description and solution

As of May 9, 2005 5:57 PM PST (Pacific Standard Time/GMT -8:00), TrendLabs has declared a Medium Risk Virus Alert to control the spread of WORM_MYTOB.EG. TrendLabs has received several infection reports indicating that this malware is spreading in the United States.

Read more at Trend Micro: WORM_MYTOB.EG - Description and solution