Kr0m
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This one looks nasty. Like others, it kills well known processes including well known firewall & anti-virus programs.
From www.eweek.com :
"Anti-virus vendors have raised the alarm for a new mass-mailing worm with a dangerous backdoor component.
The worm, called W32.Maslan.C@mm, arrives as an attachment promising naked photos of Playboy models but, if executed, drops an IRC (Inter Relay Chat) bot capable of transmitting passwords and sensitive information back to the virus writer."
More info here: eweek.com - Playboy Virus article by Ryan Naraine
Technical info from Symantec here: Symantec - Playboy Virus Info
From www.eweek.com :
"Anti-virus vendors have raised the alarm for a new mass-mailing worm with a dangerous backdoor component.
The worm, called W32.Maslan.C@mm, arrives as an attachment promising naked photos of Playboy models but, if executed, drops an IRC (Inter Relay Chat) bot capable of transmitting passwords and sensitive information back to the virus writer."
More info here: eweek.com - Playboy Virus article by Ryan Naraine
Technical info from Symantec here: Symantec - Playboy Virus Info