"Storm Worm" Virus Sweeps Globe

profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
edited January 2007 in Science & Tech
Using a current headline story as bait, virus authors are seeking to lure the gullible into falling into their trap.
"What makes this exceptional is the timely nature of the attack," Mikko Hypponen, head of research at Finnish data security firm F-Secure, told Reuters.

Hypponen said thousands of computers, most in private use, had been affected.

He said most users would not notice the malware, or trojan, which creates a back door to the computer that can be exploited later to steal data or to use the computer to post spam.
Source: Fox News

Comments

  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    I read about it at anandtech yesterday and send a copy of the article to my mother-in-law. She asked it there was anything special to look out for. I simply quoted to her straight from the article which she obviously did not read!!! LOL

    "F-Secure indicated that those who receive any of the following lines in the subject line of an email are likely recipients of the "Storm Worm" virus:

    230 dead as storm batters Europe.
    A killer at 11, he's free at 21 and...
    British Muslims Genocide
    Naked teens attack home director.
    U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza...

    The virus also comes with one the following attachments:

    Full Clip.exe
    Full Story.exe
    Read More.exe
    Video.exe"
  • profdlpprofdlp The Holy City Of Westlake, Ohio
    edited January 2007
    csimon wrote:
    ...The virus also comes with one the following attachments:

    Full Clip.exe
    Full Story.exe
    Read More.exe
    Video.exe"
    Aha! I have received nine virus-laden emails in the last two days. Each of them contained an attachment bearing one of those file names.

    AVG didn't pick them up until last night - good thing I'm the cautious sort. :ninja:
  • csimoncsimon Acadiana Icrontian
    edited January 2007
    profdlp wrote:
    Aha! I have received nine virus-laden emails in the last two days. Each of them contained an attachment bearing one of those file names.

    AVG didn't pick them up until last night - good thing I'm the cautious sort. :ninja:

    Naked teens attack home director.
    Tempting wasn't it? ;D
  • RADARADA Apple Valley, CA Member
    edited January 2007
    I got a group of these last week in my yahoo Spam folder.


    "Saddam still alive"
    "China shoots down US satalite" Spelled at typed!!!! LOL!
    "Hillary punches Condi"
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