Storm chaos prompts virus surge:

Started by Paddy, January 19, 2007, 12:05:44 PM

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Paddy

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:
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Corrine

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.


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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
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