World cup worm/virus alert -please read

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World cup worm/virus alert -please read

Postby Army Of Me » Tue Jun 20, 2006 8:29 am

From aol article - retribution from an unexpected source - could the wormer be a g-berg anarchist? Well, this article is just to A)inform people on here about such a virus, and b) to revel in the fact that many world cup johnnies will have their comps hacked and contents stolen - hurray!

World Cup email virus warning

The virus makes the machine vulnerable to hackers
A new email "worm'' is exploiting World Cup fever as a means of attacking computers, an IT security firm warns.

If opened, an attachment on the spam email spreads a virus which tries to disable security software.

This makes the machine vulnerable to IT problems and can leave it open to theft by hackers.

IT security firm Sophos said the Sixem-A worm was spreading under a variety of disguises.

The emails use subject lines such as "Naked World Cup game set", "Soccer fans killed five teens" and "Crazy soccer fans''.

Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley warned: "This worm exploits the public's interest in the World Cup to infect business users.

"It is very likely that more internet criminals will take advantage of users' football fever as the tournament heats up.''

Computer users should not click on suspect email attachments and ensure their machines are protected against viruses, spyware and spam by adequate security software, Sophos advised.

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