[access-uk] Re: Bird Flu Trojan
- From: "Steve Nutt" <steve@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 15:43:55 -0000
Hi George,
Thanks for this. I can also confirm that this is correct, as I received a
spam Email with a document that was infected. Fortunately, both my mail
server Mdaemon Antivirus picked it up, and so did Nod32. So I would
reiterate what George says here folks, keep your antivirus up to date.
All the best
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-----Original Message-----
From: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of
George Bell
Sent: 11 November 2005 15:21
To: access-uk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [access-uk] Bird Flu Trojan
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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