[etni] Re: Tricky 'MyDoom' e-mail worm spreading quickly

**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il   http://www.etni.org   ****

Content-type: text/plain; x-avg-checked=avg-ok-2E133A29; charset=us-ascii;
 format=flowed
Content-transfer-encoding: 7BIT
In the past day, I've been catching(/capturing I hope) more viruses and 
suspicious mail than ever before.  Has anyone else been similarly plagued?

Batya

At 22:02 26/01/04 -0700, ask@xxxxxxxx wrote:

>**** ETNI on the web http://www.etni.org.il   http://www.etni.org   ****
>
>
>  Tricky 'MyDoom' e-mail worm spreading quickly
>CNN - January 26,
>
>(CNN) -- Hackers unleashed an agile worm Monday -- using a sneaky, fairly 
>new tactic to get unsuspecting computer users to diffuse their malicious code.
>
>Dubbed "W32/MyDoom" or "Novarg," the worm circulated so fast anti-virus 
>firms quickly raised threat warnings to "high" saying the bug was one of 
>the worst in recent months.
>
>The worm is contained in e-mails with random senders' addresses and 
>subject lines. While the body of the e-mail varies, it usually includes 
>what appears to be an error message, such as: "The message cannot be 
>represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment."
>
>While many computer users are savvy about not opening executable files or 
>other attachments that may contain viruses, the latest worm masks itself 
>as an innocuous text document or a file that your computer appears unable 
>to read.
>
>"This one is almost begging you to click on the attachment," said Sharon 
>Ruckman, the head of anti-virus firm Symantec's security response team.
>
>
>
>#####  To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx   #####
>#####  Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx    #####
>
>
>---
>Incoming mail is certified Virus Free.
>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
>Version: 6.0.567 / Virus Database: 358 - Release Date: 24/01/04






#####  To send a message to the ETNI list email: etni@xxxxxxxxxxxxx   #####
#####  Send queries and questions to: ask@xxxxxxxx    #####

Other related posts: