Microsoft has this program:
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/890830/en-us
but they do NOT list worms or anything officially. Got further about
AgentBX : it uses Windows Explorer sometimes, which means, if you leave your
C: and goes to D: or whatever you name your other HDs or partitions, the
worm multiplies there too. Not fun, so as to say. I will use my Linux
machine next, and change DSL too. Hoax or not, I will not risk being worm
generator!
Have a nice day
Inge
----- Original Message -----
From: "Robert Kondner" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 9:49 PM
Subject: [TN] Virus Hoax
> Inge,
>
> I think this Agent.bx virus is a hoax. Microsoft say nothing about it
> that
> I could find. Maybe you have a link to Microsoft?
>
> Bob Kondner
>
>
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Inge
> Sent: Tuesday, February 17, 2009 2:40 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Re: [TN] NTC anti-this-and-that programs
>
> Remeber I've been warned that agent.BX may have infiltered my computer? I
> got the below information from a friend who is initiated. Microsoft has a
> awaiting award of a hundred k for the one who can IDENTIFY that worm. It's
> not identified! I can't believe my ears. Can't Microsoft themselve, how
> then
>
> on earth can you do it at home. My friend told me that agentBX does not
> need
>
> exe or dll or any other common file types for hiding. It's seemingly one
> of
> the most dangerous intruders today and you may not know about it in your
> computer for months! I was told that there is only one way to get rid of
> it: format the HD and reinstall. To have a second HD for saving or an
> external one is not at safe either, not to mention memory sticks. So,
> without knowing anything, you may contribute to spreading this evil thing
> worldwide. Hence, not to risk be blacklisted one day by TN, I will now
> kill
> my OS and start from scratch.
>
> Inge
>
> Worm.Agent.bx is a nefarious Trojan infection that tends to be installed
> onto a computer via a web browser security exploit, and without the user's
> consent or knowledge thereof. Once Worm.Agent.bx is installed it begins to
> download and install additional malware onto the infiltrated system, which
> may in turn cause serious issues and may render the infected computer
> useless. The fact that Worm.Agent.bx can easily enter any PC system via
> security exploits and flaws, most times without the user's interaction,
> means that it is that much easier for Worm.Agent.bx to enter the system
> and
> ensure the system's security is immensely compromised. All financial and
> personal data is at serious risk of being stolen, should a computer system
> have Worm.Agent.bx present. Worm.Agent.bx allows for a remote attacker to
> gain access to all personal information, which is highly capable of
> resulting in identity theft. The term Trojan refers to the fact this
> particular malware, Worm.Agent.bx, is not only installed under deceptive
> pretences, infiltrating the user's PC without their approval or knowledge,
> but is also highly capable of serious system damage and data loss.
> Worm.Agent.bx is particularly damaging to a computer system, once it has
> fully embedded itself within the PC's system, therefore it is given a high
> priority security risk status by many computer analysts. Risks which may
> affect the PC's system functions include: the opening of illicit network
> connections, the use of polymorphic tactics to self-mutate, the disabling
> of
>
> already installed security software, modification of system files, and not
> forgetting the installation of additiona
>
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