Sophos warns of Dasher-B worm

Worldwide Computer Products News, Dec 19, 2005

Worldwide Computer Products News-19 December 2005-Sophos warns of Dasher-B worm(C)1995-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com

IT security company Sophos has warned users about a new worm which exploits a recently discovered critical security vulnerability in Microsoft's software.

According to Sophos, the Dasher-B worm exploits a vulnerability in Microsoft Windows Distributed Transaction Coordinator (MSDTC) announced by Microsoft in October. The worm opens a backdoor on vulnerable computers and causes them to connect to a remote server for further instructions. Windows 2000 computers which have not been patched are at risk from the worm.

Microsoft has published details of the vulnerability and made patches available on its website at: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS05-051.mspx.> ((Comments on this story may be sent to info@m2.com))

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