Another Type Of Virus Hits The World (And Gets Microsoft No Less)
M. Reed - November 9, 2000

Event Summary

A number of anti-virus vendors, including Trend Micro and Computer Associates, have warned of a virus with a new approach. It is known variously as QAZ.TROJAN or QAZ.WORM, and was officially renamed to W32.HLLW.Qaz.A in September. The virus enters via unprotected shared drives and replaces the Notepad.Exe application (there have been occasions where Notepad was not the victim). The virus then provides a backdoor to outside intruders, in effect giving them remote control over the computer that has been infected...