The attachment is called "document.pif", "screensaver.scr" or another similar name, using a .pif, .txt or .scr extension. A variant of the Sobig worm appeared over the weekend and is now spreading rapidly.
As ever, caution is advised when opening any attachment. The attachment bearing Bugbear.B arrives as a .exe, .pif or .scr file. Major anti-virus vendors are already issuing high level warnings about Bugbear.B which has been detected spreading in...
The MyDoom virus, also referred to as a worm, started spreading last Monday and has swamped corporate systems worldwide with a large number of email messages that appear to be errors returned from a mail server.
Netsky has a variety of subject lines, message text and attachments, making it more like Klez or MyDoom," said Theriault. The virus attachment also has double extensions - which thinly disguises its actual nature.
The worm does require the user to open the attachment with the email. The body of the email contains a variety of messages, and the attachment will normally have a double-file name or be a zip file. Email management company MessageLabs claims to...
Make sure, that this mails don't come in my mail-box again.bye Someone is sending your private e-mails on my address. At time, I've got over 10 mails on my account, but the recipient are you. Sober.M is a mass emailing virus that spreads as a .zip...
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