[ga] FYI: New Windows Worm on the Loose

[Jeff Williams <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All and especially Leah,

  Internet Storm Center has issued a Yellow Alert
due to the spread of the [1]Sasser worm exploiting Windows 2000 and XP
machines through a documented flaw in the Local Security Authority
Subsystem Service (LSASS) as described in [2]Microsoft Bulletin
MS04-011. Initial analysis seems to indicate classic Blaster-style 
worm behaviour.

 Of course all good Windows stakeholders/users visit [3]Windows
Update regularly and have a firewall, don't you? More information at
[4]Computer Associates, [5]F-Secure, [6]Symantec and [7]McAfee."

1. http://isc.sans.org/diary.php?date=2004-04-30
2. http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS04-011.mspx
3. http://windowsupdate.microsoft.com/
4. http://www3.ca.com/threatinfo/virusinfo/virus.aspx?id=39012
5. http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/sasser.shtml
6.http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sasser.worm.html
7.http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=125007

Regards,

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