Anti Virus Firms Update To Detect Bagle

Security companies have started updating their products with more sophisticated techniques aimed at getting inside the encrypted attachments in which the Bagle worm has spread.

Recent versions of the Bagle worm have bypassed corporate gateway security measures because they are distributed in password-protected Zip files.
 
On Wednesday, antivirus vendors BitDefender and Kaspersky Labs both launched updates enabling their software to open any encrypted attachments using the password contained in the e-mail text. Once the file is decrypted, it is treated as an executable file and scanned normally.

Read more at CNET News.com.