Trend Virus Report - May 2001 Issue # 3

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V I R U S R E P O R T
    
(by the Trend Micro US Virus Research Group)
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Date: 05.25.2001 Issue Number: 05/04
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1. TREND MICRO UPDATES: Pattern File and Scan Engine Update
2. Hoaxes -- Circulating Like Wildfire
3. 10 Most Prevalent In-the-Wild Malware Surveyed by Trend Micro US
4. Top 10 Viruses Trend Micro US Customers are Most Concerned About
5. ScanMail for Exchange is PC Magazine's Editors' Choice
  
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1. TREND MICRO UPDATES: Scan Engine and Pattern File Updates
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PATTERN FILE: 893 http://www.antivirus.com/download/pattern.asp
SCAN ENGINE: 5.300 http://www.antivirus.com/download/engines/
  
2. Hoaxes -- Circulating Like Wildfire
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It seems there is always an email in the inbox these days warning you against a new
virus that no one has a cure for. These amazing viruses can infect your speakers,
are sometimes airborne, and are capable of inconceivable malicious acts.
These viruses usually do not exist and before you forward a virus alert
check the Trend Micro Hoax Encyclopedia to ensure you are not propagating unnecessary panic.
 
Lately, the SULFNBK hoax has been spreading with a vengeance, instilling panic in
email users. And not so long ago there was the Klingerman Virus hoax that warned of
a bacterial virus that arrives in your postal mailbox.
 
Read more about the above mentioned hoaxes and others, in our Hoax Encyclopedia at:
http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/hoaxes/hoax.asp
 
When in doubt, check the Hoax Encyclopedia or ask Virus_Doctor@trendmicro.com.
 
3. 10 Most Prevalent In-The-Wild Malware Surveyed by Trend Micro US
(week of: 05/14/2001 to 05/20/2001)
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1. TROJ_BADTRANS.A
2. PE_MAGISTR.A
3. TROJ_HYBRIS.B
4. VBS_KAKWORM.A
5. PE_MAGISTR.DAM
6. JOKE_SCROLL.A
7. VBS_HOMEPAGE.A
8. TROJ_BYMER
9. TROJ_MTX.A
10. VBS_VBSWG.Z
 
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4. Top 10 Viruses Trend Micro US Customers are Most Concerned About
   (where systems were not infected)
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1. TROJ_BADTRANS.A
2. PE_MAGISTR.DAM
3. VBS_KAKWORM.A
4. TROJ_HYBRIS.B
5. VBS_HAPTIME.A
6. TROJ_MTX.A.DLL
7. VBS_VBSWG.Z
8. TROJ_SUB7.MUIE
9. TROJ_SKA.WSOCK32
10. TROJ_SKA
 
5. ScanMail for Exchange is PC Magazine's Editors' Choice
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Exchange. It is the best solution for your Exchange 2000 servers and PC Magazine
agrees: ScanMail and its plug-in eManager are PC Magazine's Editors' Choice for
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Received on Fri, 25 May 2001 12:45:51 -0700