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Friday, 22 April 2005 |
MP3 zapping
malware worms onto P2P network
Register
- London,England,UK
Vigilante virus writers have launched an offensive against file traders
with the release of a worm that deletes MP3 files on infected PCs.
The
Nopir-B worm, which appears to have originated in France, poses on P2P
networks as a program to make copies of commercial DVDs. In reality the
application offers no such function. Instead it attempts to delete MP3 music
files on infected PCs. Nopir-B also attempts to disable various system utilities
and wipe .COM programs whilst displaying an anti-piracy graphic. Nopir-B only
infects Windows machines.
"The Nopir-B worm targets people it believes may be involved in piracy, but
fails to discriminate between the true criminals and those who may have legally
obtained MP3 files. Whichever side of the fence you come down on in regards to
internet piracy, there's no debate about the criminal nature of this worm," said
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos.
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