A new variant of the Sober worm has surfaced this morning, antivirus specialist F-Secure has warned.<\/p>\n
Sober D pretends to be a Microsoft software update that protects against a new version of the MyDoom worm.<\/p>\n
Once activated the worm displays a patch loading screen, but harvests email addresses and mails itself out using its own SMTP engine.<\/p>\n
The email, written in either English or German, has the headline ‘Microsoft alert: please read!’ The body text adds: ‘New MyDoom virus variant detected – please download this digitally signed attachment.<\/p>\n
aul Bushen, technical manager at F-Secure UK, told vnunet.com: “The social engineering is good enough to do the job of fooling people.<\/p>\n
“People are not learning quickly that Microsoft does not send out emails like this.<\/p>\n
“It’s like remembering to back up your hard drive regularly: something that’s done religiously, but only by those who’ve been caught out in the past.”<\/p>\n
Sober A first surfaced in October 2003, again using either English or German text and a variety of social engineering techniques.<\/p>\n
The virus has previously been disguised as a Microsoft email and as one from the Recording Industry Association of America.<\/p>\n
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