New worm posses 'Big Threat' to email users!
Question
Symantec security response discovered that the [email protected] worm is running wild. This level 3 worm is currently ranked the second highest threat and was found on 5-18-03!
Answer
This question was answered on May 21, 2003. Much of the information contained herein may have changed since posting.
[email protected] is a mass-mailing worm considered to be a big threat The worm uses a built in e-mailer engine to distribute itself to addresses on the infected PC The email comes in disguise as something from Microsoft and has an attachmentThe email message has the following characteristics:
Subject: It is one of the following:
-Your details
-Approved (Ref: 38446-263
-Re: Approved (Ref: 3394-65467)
-Your password
-Re: My details
-Screensaver
-Cool screensaver
-Re: Movie
-Re: My Application
Message: All information is in the attached file.
Attachment:It is one of the following:
-your_details.pif
-ref-394755.pif
-approved.pif
-password.pif
-doc_details.pif
-screen_temp.pif
-screen_doc.pif
-movie28.pif
-application.pif
Most Windows operating systems are affected
Symantec advises all possible victims to download latest virus definitions immediately and deploy.
Get complete instruction on protection and removal from Symantec at:
<a href="http://sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]"> http://sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/[email protected]mm.html </a>
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Posted by Michal of Data Doctors on May 21, 2003