Bugbear on the Loose

For those that will need it here is the W32.Bugbear@mm temoval tool from Symantec.

Bugbear has been getting some press as the newest Outlook virus making the rounds. This thing disables firewall software, such as Zone Alarm, opens a port, and basically sets up your machine for DDoS attacks.

Network admins: Watch for strange behavior from printers (multiple networked printers spewing garbage). I believe that it tries to open port 137.

E-mail users: Again, I encourage you to look to alternatives to Outlook. Even Outlook Express is less vulnerable than full Outlook. Do check some of the alternatives that are available such as:

Eudora – http://www.Eudora.com
Opera Mail – http://www.opera.com
Mozilla – http://www.mozilla.org
Netscape – http://www.netscape.com
Pegasus Mail – http://www.pmail.com
and more. Good luck.