Michael Renzmann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I received a mail which is said to be from Paypal.com (has been sent > from an IP that is registered to an ISP in Venezuela), subject is > "PAYPAL.COM NEW YEAR OFFER". Attached is a file called "paypal.zip" that > contains a file "paypal.exe" (2592 bytes). > > Is this yet another variant of a well-known mass mailing worm, or is > this something new? I saved that mail, so if someone wants to take a > closer look at it, let me know.
Almost certainly a new downloader (i.e. detected by _very few_ virus scanners) that was spammed in just the manner you describe earlier today. Instead of sending the existing (and well-detected) Mimail.P, someone spammed out this ~2KB downloader which, if run by your typical victim of such scams would snag a copy of Mimail.P from a Russian web server and run it on the victim's machine. A few minutes ago the file at said Russian site was still Mimail.P but it could presumably be relaced at any time with anything else. -- Nick FitzGerald Computer Virus Consulting Ltd. Ph/FAX: +64 3 3529854 _______________________________________________ Full-Disclosure - We believe in it. Charter: http://lists.netsys.com/full-disclosure-charter.html
