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Tuesday, November 09, 2004 - 1:12 pm   Edit Post Move Post Delete Post View Post    
For those who don't read News & Views, Azriel posted this important story there:

New E-mail Worm Circulating

Firms warn of new Mydoom worm

McAfee says new e-mail worm spreads via Web links; Microsoft looks into the threat it poses.
November 9, 2004: 12:09 PM EST

NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Anti-virus software maker McAfee Inc. is warning about a new version of the Mydoom worm that infects computers of people who click on a link in e-mail they receive.

The new version is a mass-mailing worm that does not contain an attachment, as some earlier versions of the worm program have done.

A worm is a self-replicating computer program that -- like a computer virus -- can cause damage to a computer's software by attaching itself to programs.

The new Mydoom e-mail messages direct users to click on a link, directing them to an infected machine. Following the hyperlink results in an infection occurring on the target victim's system....(more)

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Some of the e-mail transmissions appear to be from PayPal, the online payment system that is part of eBay Inc. (Research). The text of the e-mail includes the following:

"Congratulations! PayPal has successfully charged $175 to your credit card. Your order tracking number is A866DEC0, and your item will be shipped within three business days.

"To see details please click this link."


[of course, clicking the link unleashes the worm to all of the people in your address book.]

CNN link