ATTN: Hackers unleashing software that attacks security flaw

[Shinobi]

I guess Microsoft has been starting to throw out alerts also to the News Media. I guess in the next few days there could be a new virus or variant.

Read Here: http://www.msnbc.com/news/967786.asp?0dm=-228T

[CableDude]

Already on it, been on it since Sept. 10th

[RAAF453_Shep]

I got 3 emils this morning with a new worm attached to them.... posted about them ... but havent seen any tools , yet. I didnt get it, but did scan for the Swen.A.... geez wont they ever quit ? the more they try the more determined I am to keep ontop of this kind of activity.

the new attachment "etqhytc.exe: Worm.Automat.AHB"

just keep safe !
My peer group are gamers... and we are all addicts to this wonderful medium.
Thanks S G !

[YeOldeStonecat]

Phone ringing off hook from people getting this today...WOW, just came out, this is gonna be big.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.swen.a@mm.html

[RAAF453_Shep]

I already went to Bitdefender to get the tool... phew, clean !
http://bitdefender.com/

http://bitdefender.com/bd/downloads/removaltools/Antisven-en.exe

here's the link.

[Shinobi]

YeOldeStonecat:
Phone ringing off hook from people getting this today...WOW, just came out, this is gonna be big.

Yep, that it is.... here the weird thing that keeps getting me.
Right before Norton posted about this virus, I was getting massive hits from multible I.P.'s on my Nat Router, incoming on TCP Port 4662... I posted about it futher down on the board...
The port belong to E-donkey P2P program.. I'm wondering if there is more stuff that this virus does then go thru Email,KaZza and IRC....

Be Happy today, with all of the calls... I know I will...

[YeOldeStonecat]

Wow...this virus is really taking off. Our Exchange Server is getting them, Symantec Corp Edition stripping it clean. My home mail account is getting them too. Symantec is catching it if you have your definitions from the 18th, the definitions of the 17th don't appear to be able to quarantine it.

[RAAF453_Shep]

AVG was a exceptionally small update for me on the 18th... but as I usually check it , before I do my emails... hope it helped.
I got the sven tool , and ran it... clean. but wonder .... wont they ever give up ?