Fire [wall] Eater

http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,1759,1666908,00.asp

Yet another bad guy out there, and this one eats Win XP SP2 F/W ...........

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Top Threat: W32/Bagz-mm
Discovered on Oct 4, W32/Bagz-mm, spreads using a single- or double-extension executable e-mail attachment, The virus harvests e-mail addresses and uses its own SMTP engine to send copies of itself. Bagz also disables the Windows firewall, and installs its own network driver to bypass third-party firewalls. It also installs a back door and can download files from remote hosts.

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I've just spent a couple of days removing W32/Blaster from several school laptops.
Is the W32/ front end an indication that it is a generic adaption of same ?

Or do they pull these names out of a hat ?

W32 means that it is a Windows 32 bit "app". It is targeted towards the more modern Windows OS's. IIRC, W97 is a virus targeted at Office 97 products etc.... The initial part of the name indicates the target OS/app.

It seems so simple when you see it in writing ............
Thanks for the input.

Pssssst... Foxy.... Most of this stuff is pretty simple... I know.... or I wouldn't get it..... ;)

Psssssst ...TS .....I'M simple, that's why I don't get it straight away. :)