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Yonhap--A new computer worm that spreads through MSN's instant messenger service has been attacking South Korean networks, possibly infecting thousands of terminals,Internet security experts warned Friday.
The worm, known as W32/Smess.worm, BadTrans, appears attached to an instant message as a file named ``smb.exe.¡¯¡¯
The worm is a mutant version of another worm called Sinmsn,which was detected last July.
``We are now preparing to post updated protection against the new messenger worm,¡¯¡¯ said Cho Ki-heum, a security chief of Ahnlab Inc., South Korea's leading anti-virus firm.
If opened, the worm will make its way to all addresses listed in one's ``contact list¡¯¡¯ in the messenger service's personal address book, he added.
According to multiple reports, it isn't immediately known whether the worm is dangerous, but it could slow Internet traffic by mass-mailing.
Unlike computer viruses, which need to be intently sent, worms can spread quickly without human action on unprotected computer networks and threaten to slow Internet traffic.
MSN's messenger service, which gives pairs or groups of users the capability to send instantaneous text messages to each other via the Internet, is one of the most popular communication tools in South Korea, where more than 10 million customers are connected to the broadband Internet.
09-26-2003 16:36
KoreaTimes
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