A new variant of the Bagle worm surfaced this morning and early security reports say it appears to be the year`s most dangerous worm to date.
Two Bagle variants arrived in the last 24 hours, but only one appears to pose a real threat, says Justin Stanford, CEO of anti-virus vendor NOD32 South Africa.
"Last night a new Bagle.aw outbreak occurred and then this morning a virulent Bagle.ax, which has rapidly climbed to number eight on the virus-radar site spot.
"We are currently awaiting a detailed analysis from the lab in the US and are expecting this within the next hour or two. The virus is e-mail-borne, and although it is not a massive catastrophe yet, it is climbing really fast."
A sample that NOD32 received from a client this morning carried the subject: "DELVERY FAILURE: User krzysztof.szubka" and carries the attachment: "upd02.scr".
Anti-virus vendor Symantec says it will issue a level two alert on the Bagle variant, adding that it has received reports from different countries, mostly from Europe and Asia.
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