Friday, June 28, 2002

GamesSpy and KaZaA infected by viruses Nimda has found its way onto online gaming site GameSpy.com. In an email to users, GameSpy admitted that its GameSpy Arcade Installer had become infected with the Nimda-E virus. It has now replaced the infected file with a virus-free version of the installer. Nimda found it way on GameSpy.com servers to infect the installer program, which was downloaded an estimated 3,100 times on Tuesday and Wednesday this week, Cnet reports. Meanwhile KaZaA users became exposed to a virus called Backdoor.K0wbot.1.3.B. The virus, which includes a remote control backdoor component controlled by Internet Relay Chat, is the second virus to infect the popular file sharing network in recent weeks. [The Register] 17:50 # G!

Worm Commandeers PCs to Attack Pakistani Government Site Yaha-E Worm Lashes Out at Mideast. The Yaha-E worm has wriggled its way to the No. 2 spot on the list of the most virulent computer viruses, according to the MessageLabs virus information center. ÊAnd now it's using those infected computers to attack the official website of the government of Pakistan. [ABCnews] 17:37 # G!