This appears to be either a web-wide attack or something that is
specifically bonsai list oriented. I've gone from receiving roughly one
virus infected email per month to over forty in one (today). All of them
are variations of the Microsoft update patch attached type.
Just carefully hit the delete key (wish it wasn't so close to the return
key!).
OK Jim, now you can step in with the NO MORE! :-)
Cheers
Kev Bailey
Vale Of Clwyd, North Wales
PROBLEM: A new worm named Swen appeared this morning masquerading as a
patch for a
Microsoft Windows patch. The spread of the worm is being helped along by
computer users
who dutifully install the patch (worm) and pass it on.
PLATFORM: Windows
DAMAGE: Helpful users install and pass on the worm.
SOLUTION: 1. Keep your antivirus software up to date.
2. Do not execute attachments that you are not expecting.
3. Do not install patches received as e-mail attachments.
VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT: The risk is HIGH. Current viruses and worms
install
backdoors in systems that allow remote intruders to take over and use
those systems.
Usage includes spying, industrial espionage, e-mail spamming, creation
of porno sites,
proxy servers, etc.
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Alan Walker wrote:
I've been getting a lot of spam from Microsoft today. This raised my
suspicions and
I checked at
http://ciac.llnl.gov/ciac/ and found the following warning.
I haven't
sent this type of warning before, but I hope some of you will not fall
victim to
this latest worm, since it looks quasi-official by posing as being from
Microsoft.
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Security Awareness Notes:
9/18/03
** Swen Worm (aka: Gibe) ** Beware of the latest Internet worm
masquerading as
a security patch sent by Microsoft which is spreading fast around the
world. Visit
CIAC's Bulletin N-153 New Worms and Helpful Computer Users for more
information.
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Alan Walker, Lake Charles, LA, USA
http://LCBSBonsai.org http://bonsai-bci.com
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