w32.spybot.worm

In article <Lhhlf.4848$567.1724@trnddc01>, DLipman~nospam~@Verizon.Net says...
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>From: "news" <sales.RemoveThis@logicians.com>
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>| I just got rid of this virus and now it tried to get back, my Norton trapped
>| it.
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>| Did the FBI arrest anyone who wrote it?
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>| It takes 30 mins to remove.
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>How did Norton "trap it ?
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>One common infection vector is via network protocols. To help prevent the
SpyBot and and
>any new Internet worms from entering your system I suggest using a Cable/Dsl
Router, such as
>the Linksys BEFSR41, and specifically block TCP and UDP posrt 135 ~ 139 and
445. This will
>block worms such as the SpyBot at the Router. It will also mitigate new worms
where it is
>trying to exploit a vulnerability in the OS and NAV doesn't yet have
signatures for it.
>
>--
>Dave
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I whole heartedly agree. The best defence against any attack from the outside
is a harware firewall such as a NAT router. It has only one job to do and is
far superior to any software solution.

To the best of my knowledge, Spybot is a generic term for a family of malware.
There are many variants, all with different characteristics.

J.A. Coutts