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Updates Protect Against New Bagle Worms' Encrypted Tactics: Page 2 of 2

Several anti-virus firms debuted updates that sniff out worms embedded in password-protected Zip files, a technique used by a number of this week's Bagle worms to sneak through corporate gateways.
March 06, 2004

"This technology protects users from new generation worms, specifically worms that hide in password protected ZIP files," said Eugene Kaspersky, head of anti-virus research at Moscow-based Kaspersky Labs, in a statement. "Five worms using this technique appeared within only four days, a new trend has been set in the computer underground."

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