We have a small number of reports of a virus known as Maslan.
This worm can spread using LSASS and DCOM exploits as well as a massmailer in emails looking like this:
From: Maria.Smith@hotmail.com (varies) To: (random address) Subject: 123
Hello Bob
-- Best regards, Maria Maria.Smith@hotmail.com
Attachment: PlayGirls2.exe
Interestingly, this virus launches a distributed denial-of-service attack against several websites operated by the Chechen rebels.
Chechen rebels have been fighting the Russian army for over a decade. They are best known for two recent sieges against civilians: one in a Moscow theater and one in a school in Beslan.
Chechen rebels have been operating several different websites for years. One of these sites is kavkazcenter.com, which has been a source of lots of recent controversy. This site has been a target of several network attacks (some of them reportedly originating from the ip range owned by Russian Federal Security Service FSB). The site has been closed down and kicked out from several countries, including Russia, Lithuania, Estonia and Finland. Right now it's operating in Sweden.
