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| Users should be wary of clicking on unsolicited
attachments |
Sophos technical support has advised customers about a new worm
which poses as an emailed photograph, whilst really attempting to
steal online banking details in the background.
The W32/Dumaru-Y worm arrives
in an email with the following characteristics:
From:"Elene" FUCKENSUICIDE@HOTMAIL.COM
Subject:Important message for you. Read it immediately
!
Message body:
Hi!
Here is my photo, that you asked for yesterday
Attached file:myphoto.zip
If the file inside the attached zip file is launched the worm
will be activated, capturing keystrokes during online banking
sessions which could include passwords and financial account
information.
The Dumaru-Y worm contains its SMTP engine and attempts to
collect email addresses to send itself to by searching the user's
hard drive.
"All computer users should think carefully before opening an
unsolicited email attachment as it may be a malicious attempt to
drain your bank account," said Graham Cluley, senior technology
consultant for Sophos. "Users should ensure their anti-virus is
automatically updated, and ask their ISP or employer to block
unwanted executable code before it reaches the desktop."
Sophos's email protection solutions
provide an effective way to prevent unwanted viruses and spam
arriving via email.
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.
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