Forum Virus Warning

[GSeybold]

I don't know if I can post this here but I thought I would alert you. I'm sure this has already been discussed some where but a lot of forums have been hit with this over the past few days.

Spammer with user name "Jessie" or "Patricia" PM members with the following- No post counts over a two week registration account.

Hi,
I'm new here, how's it going?

"Buddhism has the characteristics of what would be expected in a cosmic religion for the future: it transcends a personal God, avoids dogmas and theology; it covers both the natural & spiritual, and it is based on a religious sense aspiring from the experience of all things as a meaningful unity" - Albert Einstein

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Patricia
http[colon]//patricia2.t35.com

IP id 209-59-46.129

IP Data
OrgName: Global Tac, LLC
OrgID: GTL-30
Address: 7454 Lancaster Pike #500
City: Hockessin
StateProv: DE
PostalCode: 19707
Country: US

NetRange: 209.59.32.0 - 209.59.63.255
CIDR: 209.59.32.0/19
NetName: GLOBETAC1
NetHandle: NET-209-59-32-0-1
Parent: NET-209-0-0-0-0
NetType: Direct Allocation
Comment:
RegDate: 2005-12-16
Updated: 2007-04-02

OrgTechHandle: ADMIN1003-ARIN
OrgTechName: Administrator
OrgTechPhone: +1-302-352-1751
OrgTechEmail: ****@globetac.net

Virus


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Malware type: Backdoor

Aliases: Backdoor.Win32.mIRC-based (Kaspersky), IRC/Flood.gen.e (McAfee), Backdoor.IRC.Bot (Symantec), Troj/Mirchack-A (Sophos),

In the wild: Yes

Destructive: No

Language: English

Platform: Windows 98, ME, NT, 2000, XP, Server 2003

Encrypted: No
Overall risk rating:
Low

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Reported infections:
Low
Damage potential: High
Distribution potential: Low


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Description:


This backdoor may be dropped by other malware. It may arrive bundled with malware packages as a malware component. It may be downloaded unknowingly by a user when visiting malicious Web sites.

It creates folders. It drops files/components.

It creates registry key(s)/entry(ies) as part of its installation routine.


Again, I hope this is okay to post here. I'm just so pissed right now. Like I have time for this chit.


Linda