Two new variants of the Mytob worm allow remote control of infected computers
The creator (or creators) of the Mytob worms are continuing in their attempt to spread as many malicious code across the Internet as possible. With the detection of the new CU and CX variants, there are now 103 members of this family of worms.
The great danger of the Mytob worms lies in the fact that they have backdoor characteristics, allowing remote control of the computers that they infect. According to Luis Corrons, director of PandaLabs: “The real intention of the creators of these worms is to form a network of infected computers, obeying their orders in unison. This will allow them, for example, to install the same spyware program on hundreds of computers at the same time. Any of these actions could generate significant financial income for the creators”.