
A new variant of the Zafi worm has spread rapidly since the weekend, <A HREF="http://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/originalContent/0,289142,sid14_gci970143,00.html">trampling over firewalls and other security measures</A> with a political message in several languages. First reported in the wild Friday, several antivirus vendors are calling W32.Zafi.B a medium-level threat due to its speed.