A new worm that first materialized last Tuesday appeared in its third minor variant early this morning. The Sasser worm threatens any unprotected Windows computer tethered to the Internet via a broadband connection. The rogue code was officially recognized and named early Saturday morning and is known by a variety of aliases. The list of names includes W32/Sasser-A, Sasser, W32/Sasser.worm, Win32.Sasser.A and W32.Sasser.Worm.
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Sasser Worm Poses New Security Threats
Posted by: Jack M. Germain May 3, 2004 09:58 AMA new worm that first materialized last Tuesday appeared in its third minor variant early this morning. The Sasser worm threatens any unprotected Windows computer tethered to the Internet via a broadband connection. The rogue code was officially recognized and named early Saturday morning and is known by a variety of aliases. The list of names includes W32/Sasser-A, Sasser, W32/Sasser.worm, Win32.Sasser.A and W32.Sasser.Worm.