[pchelpers] News:The Love Bug is Here, Literally

By CXOtoday Staff 
Mumbai, Feb 14, 2008 

The subject lines of the mails are all love and valentine related. Some
samples are: "Love Rose", "Rockin' Valentine", and "Just You". Inside
the mail, the same lines are repeated followed by an IP address.
Clicking on the link opens up a new page. Some valentine images are
displayed in random order. 

But things are not all that rosy like in these pictures, as you are
prompted to download a file named Valentine.exe, the mask for the Storm
variant 'Zhelatin.ve'. On clicking it, like any another Storm Worm,
'Zhelatin.ve' opens up a to and fro communication channel with its
creators that allows them to control the compromised computer and relay
malware laden messages and spam.

More here:
http://www.cxotoday.com/India/News/The_Love_Bug_is_Here_Literally/551-86812-909.html
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