Warning About Another Possible Computer Virus

[Randi]

Originally posted by moosmom
Ooooopppppsss, sorry. I didn't mean to put anyone in a panic. But after that LAST virus, I just thought I'd better warn people. Boy do I feel dumb!!!!! Sorry.

Donna, no reason to feel dumb - better to be safe than sorry! When I first joined PT, I posted a warning which turned out to be Fiction, this was when I found out about this site.

BUT, there is a new one around:

Virus name: Sobig.F
Status: Real.

Origins: Sobig.F is the latest variant of
yet another mass-mailing worm which exploits a vulnerability in the Microsoft Outlook e-mail client on Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP platforms to replicate itself by mailing out messages with forged return addresses. The payload is contained in attachments to messages bearing one of the following subject lines:

My Details
Your Details
Thank you!
That movie
Approved
Application
Wicked screensaver
Re: My Details
Re: Your Details
Re: Thank you!
Re: That movie
Re: Details
Re: Approved
Re: Your application
Re: Wicked screensaver

The file name of the infected attachment will match one of the following:

wicked_scr.scr
movie0045.pif
your_document.pif
document_all.pif
thank_you.pif
your_details.pif
details.pif
document_9446.pif
application.pif
Trend Micro provides a system cleaner on their web site which will remove Sobig.F.

Additional information: WORM_SOBIG.F
(Trend Micro)
Last updated: 19 August 2003

What is the world coming to, all these viruses' and SPAM!!