W32.HLLW.Lovegate.G@mm, a new mass-mailing worm and minor variant of the W32.HLLW.Lovegate.C@mm, has been discovered. Local security expert AVeS Cyber Security says the variant has mass-mailing and backdoor functionalities.
According to Symantec, the new variant of the much-publicised Lovegate worm spreads itself by trying to reply to incoming mail messages and to e-mail addresses that it finds in HTML files.
"This new worm has backdoor trojan capability and will attempt to copy itself onto all PCs on a LAN with the intention to infect the computers. It is definitely a nuisance and people should look out for attachments with an .exe, .pif or .scr file extension, "says Johan Botha, software engineer at AVeS Cyber Security.
For more information and advice, contact AVeS at (011) 234-0630.
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