Symantec Virus Outbreak Tool
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Sent: Friday, April 13, 2007 6:04 PM
To: gilbert hale
Subject: Outbreak Alert: Protect your PC from Zipped Trojan
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OUTBREAK ALERT:
Protect Your PC Against the Zipped Trojan Spam Attack
Protection Update
As of April 12, 2007, Symantec Security
Response is monitoring a massive surge of email spam containing the threat
Trojan.Peacomm (also known as the Storm Trojan). This spam campaign is one of
the largest identified in recent months. This threat was originally discovered
in January 2007 but has been repackaged in this particular spam surge. For more
information, click here.
To hear more about what the media are saying
about the virus, click here.
What action can be taken from here?
Run LiveUpdate™
Virus Definitions are available via the
LiveUpdate or the Security Response Website.
Existing Customers
If you have an older version of a Norton
product, we recommend upgrading to Norton 360. To upgrade click here .
Next Steps?
To reduce the possibility of being affected by the
latest version of Trojan.Peacomm, Symantec Security Response advises users to
do the following:
a.. Keep antivirus signatures and antispam updated.
b.. Never click on attachments or web links from
unsolicited emails.
c.. Regularly apply security patches and updates to
all major software installed on the computer.
d.. Use a security solution that contains antivirus
and client firewall technologies, such as Norton 360 for home and home office
users and Symantec Client Security for Small Businesses and Enterprises, to
protect against today's known and tomorrow's unknown threats.
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