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Security => Security Alerts & Briefings => Topic started by: Paddy on January 19, 2007, 12:05:44 PM

Title: Storm chaos prompts virus surge:
Post by: Paddy on January 19, 2007, 12:05:44 PM
Storm chaos prompts virus surge:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/6278079.stm

QuoteE-mails claiming to contain details of the storms that battered Europe contain a malicious virus, security firms warn.
The e-mails with the subject line "230 dead as storm batters Europe", can leave computers vulnerable to attack.


numbnuts.. :breakkie:
Title: Re: Storm chaos prompts virus surge:
Post by: Corrine on January 21, 2007, 02:13:27 AM
F-Secure reports another as well:  http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/#00001088

If your email spam filters don't pick it up, you can avoid infection by blocking executables in your email client. If you use webmail, do not click the attachment.
Title: Re: Storm chaos prompts virus surge:
Post by: Frands on January 22, 2007, 01:59:13 PM
From F-Secure, Sunday.

Storm Worm starts to use Rootkit techniques

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-012007.html#00001089
Title: Re: Storm chaos prompts virus surge:
Post by: Frands on January 22, 2007, 10:44:28 PM
It seems this never ends :shock:

Stormy Love
This evening a new wave of the Stormy worm have been spammed widely.:

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-012007.html#00001092
Title: Re: Storm chaos prompts virus surge:
Post by: Frands on February 09, 2007, 03:08:26 PM
Storm-Worm Gang Attacking the Warezov Gang:

http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-022007.html#00001109

http://www.secureworks.com/research/threats/view.html?threat=storm-worm
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