[access-uk] Bird Flu Trojan

  • From: "George Bell" <george@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:20:36 -0000

I can categorically assure you all that the following is a
100% genuine message which was issued by Woodys Office
Watch, itself a highly reputable source of information.

The URL they give, which is from the equally reputable Panda
Software anti-virus people, is a long one, so watch out for
wrap.  It ends in "virus=94716".

George.

1. BIRD FLU TROJAN

A nastie embedded in a Word document is nothing new but the
recent effort called Naiva.A is topical and gives us an
opportunity to remind all Office Watch readers.

You should always be careful about any documents you receive
- by email, network transfer, instant message attachment, CD
or floppy (does anyone still use 'sneaker net'?). Always
check incoming documents with your anti-virus scanner
(ensuring that it has the latest virus updates), regardless
of who sends it to you and how it is delivered.

In Naiva.A an email arrives taking advantage of the bird flu
scare with names like:

- Outbreaks in North America

- What is avian influenza (bird flu)?

The Word document with the email has a macro that puts the
Ranky.FY trojan on your computer. Details at
http://enterprises.pandasoftware.com/virus_info/encyclopedia
/overview.aspx?lst=vis&idvirus=94716
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