Deep new computer: unexpectedly simple?

Security firms have just warned of a new computer worm that is spreading strongly on the Internet.

Although it has only just started appearing online since the 3rd day (January 17), until the next day, this new type of computer worm has quickly climbed to occupy the No. 3 position in the rankings. software of security companies in the world.

This new computer worm - called VB.bi, according to F-Secure, Blackmal.e, according to Symantec or MyWife.d, according to McAfee - is actually a very simple Visual Basic (VB) code structure. Simple, F-Secure said. This worm is spread in the traditional way - attached to e-mails. However, this new worm also has another path of distribution through shared folders.

Once infected on this new worm user's computer will attempt to disable a variety of security applications such as Symantec, McAfee, Trend Micro, or Kaspersky Labs applications.

The Internet Storm Center (ISC) said one of the salient features of this new computer worm is its ability to exist as a self-executable file or as a MIME file containing a self-contained file. Other enforcement.

This is a very dangerous new form of attack because MIME format is rarely used by malicious attackers to spread viruses. Most recently, only the Nimda virus has used this method to launch attacks in 2001.

Blackmal.e / VB.bit / MyWife.d has quickly climbed to No. 3 on F-Secure's most dangerous virus rankings. The worm currently accounts for more than 11% of all virus infections sent to F-Secure within 24 hours. Mytob virus probably hasn't reached this record.

Symantec classified the virus's threat level at 2/5 on the ranking ladder and officially provided the virus removal tool for free on its website. You can download this free tool here.