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Sasser: Experts warn against further risks

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has reached the distribution of first surfaced last Friday Sasser Internet worm, not the size of its predecessor, MS Blaster, but experts warn against further risks.

This could arise, for example a combination of Sasser and Netsky, which, to avoid being blocked by the firewalls of the company, distributed by e-mail first and then within the company without the help of users. “The spread of Sasser is inhibited by firewalls, by sending infected e-mails this barrier could be overcome,” said Jimmy Kuo, anti-virus specialist at Mc Afee.

Meanwhile, Sasser spreads much more slowly. The most affected companies and users have their problems under control. Like other worms will disappear, but probably never completely out of the Sasser Internet. Experts have noted that many home users in particular can not handle such a problem. One or the other computers will operate so well in the near term as worms and viruses continue to spin.

Microsoft, however, seems to have learned from past worm attacks. The company has within 24 hours after the outbreak of the worm epidemic to an ActiveX control provided that it also allows less experienced users to rid their system back from Sasser.

Further information and tools to remove Sasser found in a focus article on ZDNet.

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