Yes, and it should be old news by now. http://isc.sans.org/diary.html?storyid=2071
The end of the page lists the four executables to ban, if you don't trust your antivirus software, i.e. #Jan-18-2007 AC New fake news clips virus called Small.Dam by F-Secure and W32/Downloader.AYDY by F-Prot BANNAME Full Clip.exe BANNAME Read More.exe BANNAME Full Story.exe BANNAME Video.exe Andrew 8) > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Heimir Eidskrem > Sent: Friday, January 19, 2007 12:02 PM > To: declude.virus@declude.com > Subject: [Declude.Virus] Any one heard about or seen this one yet? > > > Storm Worm Hits Computers Around the World By Reuters > January 19, 2007 > > HELSINKI (Reuters)-Computer virus writers started to use > raging European storms on Friday to attack thousands of > computers in an unusual real-time assault, head of research > at Finnish data security firm F-Secure told Reuters. > > The virus, which the company named "Storm Worm," is sent to > hundreds of thousands of e-mail addresses globally, with the > e-mail's subject line saying "230 dead as storm batters Europe." > > The attached file contains the so-called malware that can > infiltrate computer systems. > > "What makes this exceptional is the timely nature of the > attack," Mikko Hypponen, head of research at F-Secure said. > Hypponen said thousands of computers around the world, most > in private use, had been affected. > > He said most users would not notice the malware, or trojan, > which creates a back door to the computer that can be > exploited later to steal data or to use the computer to post spam > > > > Regards, > Dennis Curry > System Administrator > SNC-Lavalin GDS > > > > --- > This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To > unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and > type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". The archives can be found > at http://www.mail-archive.com. > > --- This E-mail came from the Declude.Virus mailing list. To unsubscribe, just send an E-mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED], and type "unsubscribe Declude.Virus". The archives can be found at http://www.mail-archive.com.
