Warning! Worm.Win32.Zafi.D!

The 4. variant of the Zafi worm is spreading since yesterday. Worm.Win32.Zafi.D has a size of 11,745 bytes and is packed with FSG. It spreads via email as a christmas greeting and also via file sharing networks. In addition to the spreading mechanism Worm.Win32.Zafi.D installs a Backdoor on the computer which enables remote administration of the machine.

A more detailed description of the worm can be found at the Malware Database:
http://www.emsisoft.com/en/malware/?Worm.Win32.Zafi.D

Zafi.D can be detected and removed with a² Free and a² Personal with the latest signature updates. The latest versiona² Personal background guard will block the worm if it is started. Please run the Online-Update immediately and ensure that the new automatic update feature in a² Personal is enabled.

 

12/15/2004

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