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Storm worm disables antivirus software
More details are coming out about the actions of the Storm Worm. According to a blog post by Sophos analyst Richard Cohen Storm (they call it Dorf) stops antivirus software from working but fools Windows into thinking that nothing is wrong.
As Lisa Vaas on eweek points out, this is even worse than shutting the antivirus software down because it generates a false sense of security.
What worries me even more is that there is no word of fixes or patches at the moment.
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Intrigued and worried by this blog I typed in "Storm Worm botnet" into Google and I got these 2 articles 2 days apart.
Storm Worm Now Just a Squall
The Storm Worm botnet has been shrinking steadily and is about 10 percent of its former size.
Robert McMillan, IDG News Service
Sunday, October 21, 2007 9:00 AM PDT
http://www.pcworld.com/article/id,138721-pg,1/article.html
Storm Worm Botnet Lobotomizing Anti-Virus Programs
By Lisa Vaas
October 23, 2007
New technique leaves AV running but brain-dead; expert says we haven't come close to witnessing Storm's true power.
http://www.eweek.com/article2/0%2C1895%2C2205606%2C00.asp
Just exactly whom do we believe?
posted-by David Elliott | November 5, 2007 7:19 PM