phishphreek
January 9th, 2004, 07:04 PM
Just a heads up.
Trojan.Xombe is a Trojan horse that has at least two components: a 4,096 byte downloader and a 27,136 byte Trojan. The downloader component will retrieve the Trojan file from a predetermined Web site.
The download component has been distributed in an unsolicited email, purporting to be a security update for Windows XP, sent by Microsoft.
The email has the following characteristics:
From: windowsupdate@microsoft.com
Subject: Windows XP Service Pack 1 (Express) - Critical Update.
Attachment: winxp_sp1.exe(4,096 KB)
Read more (http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.xombe.html)
Trojan.Xombe is a Trojan horse that has at least two components: a 4,096 byte downloader and a 27,136 byte Trojan. The downloader component will retrieve the Trojan file from a predetermined Web site.
The download component has been distributed in an unsolicited email, purporting to be a security update for Windows XP, sent by Microsoft.
The email has the following characteristics:
From: windowsupdate@microsoft.com
Subject: Windows XP Service Pack 1 (Express) - Critical Update.
Attachment: winxp_sp1.exe(4,096 KB)
Read more (http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/trojan.xombe.html)