Magistr.B's European Focus Baffles Experts
News The Magistr.B virus arrives as an email, and is contained in an executable file entitled readme.exe. Security firms say that there is no reason why the US should not see a Magistr.B infection, raising the possibility that an outbreak could still...
[September 5, 2001, 12:35]
New Magistr Worm At Large On The Net
News Magistr.B arrives as an email with the following information: This new variation, Magistr.B (w32.Magistr.39921), has been reworked to evade most current antivirus software scanners. Like the original worm, Magistr.B features a payload that...
[September 5, 2001, 9:56]
It's Back! New Magistr Virus At Large
News Known as Magistr.B, the new virus arrives in an email and can carry multiple message attachments. In addition to destroying files, Magistr.B also overwrites win.com and NETLDR, the operating-system loaders for Windows, and destroys any file with a...
[September 5, 2001, 8:54]
New Viruses On The Attack
News Magistr.B's European focus baffles experts Wednesday 5th September Magistr.B, a variant on a virus that first appeared in the spring, has attacked Europe with new destructive capabilities. Wednesday 5th September Magistr.B may evade current...
[September 5, 2001, 16:47]
The Return Of 'Magistr'
White Papers Magistr.b,' utilizes a substantially reworked encoding algorithm of the virus' code. A new variant of the Magistr virus has been detected. Kaspersky Labs, an international data-security software developer, warns users about the detection of the new...
[April 28, 2004, 0:00]
Bogus Microsoft Bulletins Closed Down
News The first virus, nicknamed W32.Pet_Tick.G, arrives as an email with the message, "This is a fix against I-Worm.Magistr. The other phony bulletin, dubbed W32.Leave.B.Worm, claims to contain the patch for a serious virus, but instead is itself...
[July 18, 2001, 16:38]
