New worm targets two MS vulnerabilities
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“Antivirus software companies are warning customers about a new e-mail worm that targets unpatched Microsoft Windows machines with either of two recently disclosed software vulnerabilities.
The new worm, known as both “Plexus” and “Explet.A,” was first detected on Wednesday and spreads by exploiting Windows machines with vulnerabilities used by two recent worms, Sasser and Blaster, according to alerts. Network Associates Inc.’s McAfee Antivirus Emergency Response Team and Symantec both said the new worm does not pose a serious threat, but issued software updates on Thursday to detect it. “