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MyDoom Virus Backdoor

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Detect MyDoom worm

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

MyDoom backdoor is listening on this port.
A cracker may connect to it to retrieve secret
information, e.g. passwords or credit card numbers...

See also :
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.novarg.a@mm.html
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.mydoom.f@mm.html

For a detailed description (to include partial decompilation):
http://www.math.org.il/newworm-digest1.txt

Solution: Use an Anti-Virus package to remove it.
Network Security Threat Level: Critical

Networks Security ID:

Vulnerability Assessment Copyright: This script is Copyright (C) 2004 Tenable Network Security

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