Guest LilBambi Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 'Storm Worm' continues to spread The so-called 'Storm Worm' continues to spread, with several waves of attacks reported over the weekend. The virus writers have even included a way to update the Trojan, security firms say, in an effort to evade antivirus software.Reports of the worm began surfacing on Friday in Europe, as unsuspecting Web users were tricked into downloading an executable file. The e-mail claimed to have breaking news on the stormy weather conditions that have rocked the region over the past week.Subsequent waves added new subjects, claiming to have information on Cuban dictator Fidel Castro's death and news on possible Chinese missile tests. In each e-mail a different Trojan was used, and all were updatable.F-Secure says in the latest wave, sent out Monday, the worm has changed its spots yet again. Subjects now tend to cover love-related subjects, it said. The firm recommended that IT administrators filter .exe files in the e-mail gateway immediately to help stop the spread of the worm.More in the article. F-Secure said that at one point on Friday, 1 out of 200 emails were infected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greengeek Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Why do people open these things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Urmas Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Why do people open these things? “Why waste time learning, when ignorance is instantaneous?”--Bill Watterson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
henderrob Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Why do people open these things?Most people are simply curious. Naive but curious. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ross549 Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 Some times you don't have to open anything... the virus could just spread through a vulnerability in the e-mail program. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest LilBambi Posted January 25, 2007 Share Posted January 25, 2007 Actually, Trojans are the new rage (pun intended).In 2006, there were 4 Trojans for every Worm that was sent out in email. If I got understood the figures correctly. This is just one of the latest Trojan Rages in email social engineering techniquest to get folks to open their booby trapped emails. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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