Tuesday, January 27, 2004
Virus Alert - MyDoom W32.Novarg.A@mm
Tricky 'MyDoom' e-mail worm spreading quickly, Worm launches attack on site for Unix-owner SCO Group By Jeordan Legon CNN full article
Hackers unleashed an agile worm Monday -- using a sneaky, fairly new tactic to get unsuspecting computer users to diffuse their malicious code.
Dubbed "W32/MyDoom" or "Novarg," the worm circulated so fast anti-virus firms quickly raised threat warnings to "high" saying the bug was one of the worst in recent months.
The worm is contained in e-mails with random senders' addresses and subject lines. While the body of the e-mail varies, it usually includes what appears to be an error message, such as: "The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment."
Symantec Security Response - W32.Novarg.A@mm
So be careful with your email stuff. ¶ 1/27/2004 01:40:00 AM
Hackers unleashed an agile worm Monday -- using a sneaky, fairly new tactic to get unsuspecting computer users to diffuse their malicious code.
Dubbed "W32/MyDoom" or "Novarg," the worm circulated so fast anti-virus firms quickly raised threat warnings to "high" saying the bug was one of the worst in recent months.
The worm is contained in e-mails with random senders' addresses and subject lines. While the body of the e-mail varies, it usually includes what appears to be an error message, such as: "The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment."
Symantec Security Response - W32.Novarg.A@mm
So be careful with your email stuff. ¶ 1/27/2004 01:40:00 AM
