Last seen in the aftermath of MSBlaster the Nachi virus has a new mission: eradicate MyDoom. The virus superhero has been in circulation overnight using the same unpatched security holes used by the MyDoom viruses to enter PCs, clean them of MyDoom and automatically download the needed security patches. Despite the traffic caused by Nachi, it might be worth it with the advent of a newly noticed Trojan Horse, Mitglieder-H, which also exploits the same security holes as MyDoom.
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