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A compilation of the latest information about viruses and worms, security issues and patches to rectify the same.

Trend Micro warns of Worm_spybot.AJX

Trend Micro has reported a new memory-resident worm that proliferates through shared networks. The worm drops a copy of itself into specific shared folders. To gain access to password protected folders, the worm uses a list of user names and password. It also has backdoor capabilities and can perform denial of services (DoS) attacks on target systems. It also has thecapability to turn off the processes related to anti-virus and security applications. urthermore, it steals CD keys of several desktop games.