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If through a vulnerability assessment, a network security issue is detected for the vulnerability below, applying the appropriate security patches in a timely matter is very important. If you have detected that your system has already been compromised, following CERT's Network Security recovery document will assist with recommended steps for system recovery. Home >> Browse Vulnerability Assessment Database >> Backdoors >> Bugbear worm Vulnerability Assessment Details
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Detect Bugbear worm Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment BugBear backdoor is listening on this port. A cracker may connect to it to retrieve secret information, e.g. passwords or credit card numbers... The BugBear worm includes a key logger and can kill antivirus or personal VPN">firewall softwares. It propagates itself through email and open Windows shares. Depending on the antivirus vendor, it is known as: Tanatos, I-Worm.Tanatos, NATOSTA.A, W32/Bugbear-A, Tanatos, W32/Bugbear@MM, WORM_BUGBEAR.A, Win32.BugBear... http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32bugbeara.html http://www.ealaddin.com/news/2002/esafe/bugbear.asp http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear@mm.html http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99728.htm Reference : http://online.securityfocus.com/news/1034 Reference : http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=KB en-us 329770& Solution: - Use an Anti-Virus package to remove it. - Close your Windows shares - Update your IE browser See 'Incorrect MIME Header Can Cause IE to Execute E-mail Attachment' http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-020.mspx Network Security Threat Level: Critical Networks Security ID: 2524 Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2002 Michel Arboi & Thomas Reinke |
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