Sophos has issued a number of virus alerts, including identification of a backdoor Trojan primed to download files from the Net. Troj/DownLdr-DI has already been seen in the wild and, when run, it will download additional components from encrypted Web addresses. As the Trojan may be run at any time, the downloaded files may vary. Sophos has also noticed new variants of the recent Gruel virus and has created a new virus identity for this family. Further details of the mass-mailing worm can be found in our recent report: A cruel Gruel virus is stalking Windows. Full Story