Sasser-worm Virus
2004-05-03 · Les Twarog & Sonja Pedersen
Province
A new Internet virus is spreading rapidly around the world may already have infected millions of computers. Filename: W32.Sasser.worm Target systems: Windows 2000, Windows Server 2003 and Windows XP Means of access: Unlike a computer virus, the Sasser worm does not infect computers through e-mails or attachments, but spreads automatically, and can attack any computer connected to an Internet service provider. Effects: It typically shuts down the computer then automatically re-boots it and repeats this process several times, but is not thought to cause lasting damage. © The Vancouver Province 2004 |