Notice<br />This is a Low-Profiled Virus Notice for W32/Lovsan.worm variants.<br /><br />Justification<br />Multiple variants of W32/Lovsan.worm.a are starting to emerge and more are expected to follow. Two variants are known to exist:<br /><br />W32/Lovsan.worm.b <br /><http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100551.htm> <br /><br />W32/Lovsan.worm.c <br /><http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100552.htm><br /><br />There has been some media attention as a result of the discovery of these variants.<br />CNET News.com: Users race against worm, variants <br /><http://news.com.com/2100-1002_3-5063356.html><br /><br />Detection<br />All known variants are detected with the current DAT files (version 4285 released 08/13/2003).<br /><br />To stay updated and protected download the latest dat files from http://www.networkassociates.com/us/downloads/updates/<br /><br />If you suspect you have a new variant of W32/Lovsan.worm, please submit a sample to http://www.webimmune.net.<br /><br />Risk Assessment Definition<br />For further information on the Risk Assessment and AVERT Recommended Actions please see: http://www.networkassociates.com/us/security/resources/risk_assessment.htm<br /><br />Notification will not be sent upon discovery of each expected variant unless warranted due to media attention or prevalence.<br /><br />Best Regards, <br /><br />McAfee AVERT(tm) - Anti Virus Research, Analysis, and Outbreak Management visit us at www.avertlabs.com<br /><br />You are currently subscribed to avertalert as: davebate@scannerdesk.com<br />To unsubscribe send a blank email to leave-avertalert-57859D@listserv.nai.com