
Unknown online vandals with an apparent connection to spam email have created a new version of the Bagle computer worm that has spread somewhat successfully. The mass-mailing computer virus, dubbed Bagle.AF or Beagle.AB by different security firms, opens a path for intruders to relay bulk e-mail messages through the infected computer and attempts to contact one of almost 150 compromised German Web sites to let the attackers know of their latest conquest.