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- Panda Software warns of a possible
virus attack on March 11 -
Virus Alerts, by Panda Software (
http://www.pandasoftware.com)
Madrid, March 10, 2004 - March 11 will be Netsky's day. At least this is
what the creators of this virus have declared in a text hidden in the code
of the K variant of Netsky.
The message reads as follows:
"Skynet AntiVirus - We want to destroy malware writers business, including
MyDoom & Bagle. To F-Secure and so on, we do not want damage systems,
we
only want to avoid that Bagle continues his dirty business. We have respect
of your work (Your heuristic scan is not good enough! Make it better). When
the beagle and mydoom loose, we wanna stop our activity. thats now. And
personal words to mydoom: Your are so <omitido> i never seen in my life. A
Sample is bin laden and saddam. Your are more, more as more. worse
than bad,
the only worst. I cannot describe you, you're so lame. And to the mydoom
thiefs: You will go into the prison next time in texas, nice to meet the
bagle author there. <omitido>, its similar your food, you know. And do not
watch too much porn. Last words to all AV firms: We are the Skynet, not
netsky! You can use commands on port 26 to deactivate the Skynet!. This is
the last version of our antivirus. The source code is available soon. Note
that the optimization limit is also reached. You can't get more with smtp
engines. bagle and mydoom can continue his dirty impact. the 11th of march
is the skynet day.".
According to the message, the creator or creators of the Netsky worms could
be preparing some kind of attack on March 11, which could see the
appearance
of an even more virulent variant or the emergence of several new variants at
the same time.
Of course, there is every possibility that the message is simply an empty
threat but in any event, Panda Software advises users to be on the alert in
order to prevent any possible incidents.
For this reason, the company is advising users to treat all e-mail received
with caution and to update their antivirus solutions. To be safe, Panda
Software recommends users stay up-to-date with all the latest information
on the wave of new viruses by visiting the company's website at:
http://www.pandasoftware.com.