Latest Virus Threat W32.Netsky.B@mm Please be aware a new virus was released on 18th Febraury 2004 called W32.Netsky.B@mm. Any unexpected mails please delete immediately. DO NOT RUN ANY ATTACHMENTS. W32.Netsky.B is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to email addresses it finds when scanning the hard drives and mapped drives. It also searches drives C through Z for folder names containing "Share" or "Sharing," and then copies itself to those folders. The Subject, Body, and email attachment vary. The email has the following characteristics: From: (Spoofed) Subject: (One of the following) hi hello read it immediately something for you warning information stolen fake unknown Message: (One of the following) anything ok? what does it mean? ok i'm waiting read the details. here is the document. read it immediately! my hero here is that true? is that your name? is that your account? i wait for a reply! is that from you? you are a bad writer I have your password! something about you! kill the writer of this document! i hope it is not true! your name is wrong i found this document about you yes, really? that is bad here it is see you greetings stuff about you? something is going wrong! information about you about me from the chatter here, the serials here, the introduction here, the cheats that's funny do you? reply take it easy why? thats wrong misc you earn money you feel the same you try to steal you are bad something is going wrong something is fool Attachment Name: (One of the following) document msg doc talk message creditcard details attachment me stuff posting textfile concert information note bill swimmingpool product topseller ps shower aboutyou nomoney found story mails website friend jokes location final release dinner ranking object mail2 part2 disco party misc Attachment Extension: (One of the following) .exe .scr .com .pif
ive just cleaned W32.Netsky.B@mm off a pc, a student must have opened an attachment on the pc....those damn pesky kids!
