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Support: Security: PC Sentry: Dumaru
  
name: Dumaru
aka: W32/Dumaru, PE_DUMARU.A
type: Worm
host platform: Windows
first Incidence: 09/15/03
last incidence: 09/16/03
level of incidence: Medium
damage capacity: High
links: McAfee, Norton
look for: emails like
-----
    From:
 "Microsoft <security@microsoft.com>"
    Subject: Use this patch immediately!
    Attachment: patch.exe


    Dear friend , use this Internet Explorer patch now!
    There are dangerous virus in the Internet now!
    More than 500.000 already infected!
-----

Dumaru is a mass-mailing worm that hides itself in the form of email attachment. Opening the attachment will install a trojan horse program on the victim’s computer which allows remote access of the infected machine.

Norton (Symantec) has a removal tool available:
  http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.dumaru@mm.removal.tool.html

For info on computer viruses and guidelines for avoiding them, please see
  http://www.greenapple.com/support/library/virus-faq.htm

If you believe you have become infected or have any questions regarding viruses, please do not hesitate to contact us. As always, as a Green Apple user you are welcome to bring in your computer for us to examine and, where possible, fix.

 


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