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10/5/05 - Sober
Posted on Thu, Oct 6, 2005    Archived: Mon, Oct 31, 2005 
it's back yet again!

W32/Sober.R

COCC should stay fairly well protected as we believe our email firewall will now block these viruses. However, as always please continue to be careful with attachments, links, etc in email that you receive. More information about how you can help protect COCC from viruses is available at http://virus.cocc.edu/Protecting+COCC/default.aspx.

Worm Email Description

  • Email sender: Spoofed... more on spoofing
  • Example Subjects:
    • Your new Password
    • FwD: I've got your mail on my account!
    • Fwd: Klassentreffen
  • Example Attachments:
    • KlassenFoto.zip
    • pword_change.zip
    • screen_photo.zip
If you think you have been infected try downloading McAfee's Stinger Tool.

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