22 Mar 2002
Sophos Anti-Virus says Bill caricature isn't funny
Sophos, a world leader in corporate anti-virus protection, is
warning computer users against the new Caricature email worm
(W32/Caric-A)
which is spreading in the wild.
The worm arrives in an email with the subject "bill caricature"
and an attachment named "cari.scr". If the recipient runs this
attachment, a cartoon of Bill Clinton appears, playing a saxophone
from which a bra is emerging. The worm also forwards itself to
everyone listed in the victim's address book. Text at the end of
the email says "No viruse [sic] found", and quotes the name of a
well-known anti-virus company (MCAFEE.COM), to give the impression
that it has been scanned and found to be clean.
"Users shouldn't automatically believe everything they read in
an email," said Natasha Staley, anti-virus consultant, Sophos.
"Fortunately, the terrible spelling in this worm's message will
leave well-informed users in no doubt that this email is one to be
avoided. Those practising safe
computing should not be caught out."
About Sophos
More than 100 million users in 150 countries rely on Sophos as the best protection against complex threats and data loss. Sophos is committed to providing security and data protection solutions that are simple to manage, deploy and use and that deliver the industry's lowest total cost of ownership. Sophos offers award-winning encryption, endpoint security, web, email, and network access control solutions backed by SophosLabs - a global network of threat intelligence centers. With more than two decades of experience, Sophos is regarded as a leader in security and data protection by top analyst firms and has received many industry awards.
Sophos is headquartered in Boston, US and Oxford, UK. More information is available at www.sophos.com.