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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

  The infection, known as “Bagle” or “Beagle,” appears to be the handiwork of spammers keen to collect a batch of e-mail addresses they can then re-sell to other spam e-mail marketers or keep for their own use. “Bagle” also contains code that could turn an infected computer into a veritable “spamming” machine. Security experts said it is patterned after the recent… Read More