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SCO temporarily rebadges its company Web site and Microsoft is mans its battle stations. Meanwhile, PC users are toiling with slow networks and infected inboxes that are ready to flood the Internet with junk traffic at the launch of the wrong e-mail attachment.
All thanks to MyDoom.
MyDoom.A has "DoS-ed" SCO.com out of commission, forcing the company to establish thescogroup.com in order to maintain its presence on the Internet. Microsoft, thus far, has fared better as MyDoom.B has yet to cripple the software giant's considerable defenses.
But where are individual PC users supposed to turn for relief?
One obvious solution is to run out and buy (or download) a copy of anti-virus software. On the other hand, users can turn to firms like PandaLabs that have coded free utilities meant to rid PCs of MyDoom. PandaLabs recognizes that while many users have anti-virus software installed on their systems, not all may be configured to receive automatic updates.
The company's utility is available for both A and B variants of the worm and can be downloaded from this location. The download begins after a registration process, or for already registered PandaLabs users, a short login.
Network Associates has also gotten into the act with its own free removal tool. The app called McAfee AVERT Stinger not only removes MyDoom, but also a set of malicious code that includes BugBear, Nimda, SQLSlammer among others.
The company warns that the software is not meant as a substitute for a full-fledged anti-virus suite. Nonetheless, it should help disinfect systems in the short term. McAfee AVERT Stinger can be downloaded from this Web page.
Symantec, makers of the Norton line of utilities and security software, has crafted FxMydoom.exe. Weighing in at a mere 149 KB, the application scans a PC and scrubs it clean of the infected code. FxMydoom.exe can be downloaded here after a fair amount of scrolling to the "Obtaining and running the tool" section.
While these tools remove MyDoom, they will not provide real-time protection against the worm. Investing in anti-virus software will help prevent reinfection and provide protection from whatever other worms and viruses the future holds.
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