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Thread #60713 Message #972835
Posted By: fretless
26-Jun-03 - 01:57 PM
Thread Name: Tech: new virus attachment
Subject: Tech: new virus attachment
Received warning this AM about a new bug...as well as about a dozen messages witht the zip file/virus attached. Time to hit the delete button!
The latest in a family of Sobig worms is loose on the Internet. Sobig.e (w32.sobig.e@mm) arrives by e-mail with an attached file and also spreads using shared network files. Unlike previous variations of Sobig, this one uses subject headings borrowed from Sobig.c and only one attached filename, making it somewhat easier to recognize. Sobig.e affects only Windows users. Once executed, however, Sobig.e will attempt to send copies of itself via its own SMTP engine. It will also attempt to download Trojan horse files from a Web site. Sobig.e is self-terminating and will spread only until July 14, 2003. Because Sobig.e spreads via e-mail and network share and may steal personal information such as passwords, this worm rates a 6 on the ZDNet Virus Meter