Tiger Shark
October 31st, 2003, 08:12 PM
The following is a copy of an email I just sent to all my users:-
Kim xxxxxxx at xxxxxxx just did a wonderful thing. She received an email that didn’t look right with an attachment and called me about it. I had her forward it to me which she did. I updated my virus definitions and immediately scanned the Zip file she had received. No virus found. I unzipped the file called photos.jpg.exe and scanned it. No virus found. So I opened the file using one of my “little tools” to see what it was. It is clearly a virus that mails itself out, contacts a web site and who knows what else. I have submitted it to Symantec for their analysis.
The test of the message to Kim read as follows, (but if you get one it may not be the same):-
BEGIN TEXT
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Hello Dear!,
Finally i've found possibility to right u, my lovely girl :) All our photos which i've made at the beach (even when u're without ur bh:)) photos are great! This evening i'll come and we'll make the best SEX :)
Right now enjoy the photos.
Kiss, James.
iioiemve
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END TEXT
The attachment was a zip file called photos.zip
It contained a file called photos.jpg.exe (notice the two file extensions)
The incredibly sophisticated tool I used was notepad..... But I don't want the users messing with it......
Kim xxxxxxx at xxxxxxx just did a wonderful thing. She received an email that didn’t look right with an attachment and called me about it. I had her forward it to me which she did. I updated my virus definitions and immediately scanned the Zip file she had received. No virus found. I unzipped the file called photos.jpg.exe and scanned it. No virus found. So I opened the file using one of my “little tools” to see what it was. It is clearly a virus that mails itself out, contacts a web site and who knows what else. I have submitted it to Symantec for their analysis.
The test of the message to Kim read as follows, (but if you get one it may not be the same):-
BEGIN TEXT
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Hello Dear!,
Finally i've found possibility to right u, my lovely girl :) All our photos which i've made at the beach (even when u're without ur bh:)) photos are great! This evening i'll come and we'll make the best SEX :)
Right now enjoy the photos.
Kiss, James.
iioiemve
++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
END TEXT
The attachment was a zip file called photos.zip
It contained a file called photos.jpg.exe (notice the two file extensions)
The incredibly sophisticated tool I used was notepad..... But I don't want the users messing with it......