New Worm - W32.MIMAIL.A@mm

[Dillinger]

W32.Mimail@mm is a worm that spreads by email, and that steals information from a user's machine.

This is a serious threat. I highly recommend that you make sure, whatever virus program you're using, that you download the latest definitions and scan your computer for the virus. The following is some more information - including a tool from Symantec that can remove the worm if you're infected.

The email has the following characteristics:

Subject: your account %s
Attachment: message.zip

NOTE: %s refers to a variable string.

The threat captures information from certain windows on a user's desktop and emails it to specific mail addresses. This threat takes advantage of a known vulnerability. Information about this vulnerability and a Microsoft patch is located at: http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;330994

I encourage you to apply the Microsoft patch to prevent infection by this worm.

Symantec Security Response has also created a tool to remove W32.Mimail.A@mm. Its available at http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.mimail.a@mm.removal.tool.html

Also Known As: WORM_MIMAIL.A [Trend], W32/Mimail@MM [McAfee], Win32.Mimail.A [CA], W32/Mimail-A [Sophos]

Type: Worm
Infection Length: approximately 16kb

Systems Affected: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows Me

Systems Not Affected: Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX, Linux

More detailed info, for those of you who are interested, is at http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.mimail.a@mm.html

 

[tulip2lipservice]

Thanks Dilly



Ok in the process of updating and then scanning.

Jeez why do people do this shit for. It is annoying.

Peace,
Tulip

 

[Dillinger]

I guess, in one sense - if they didn't do it I might not have a job. Or at least not my current job.

 

[SweetCherry]

Mine did an auto update today. I know I'm good to go. The scan will run tonite.

 

[Le Jacquelope]

I read my email in Linux.
When these viruses come in, it just looks at it and says "woah, what a bunch of garbage!" and moves on.

Edit: I mean "it" as in "Linux based email programs"

 

[tulip2lipservice]

Ok ran the

the virus check thingy and then scanned. Nothing came up. Then did the disk cleaner and defragment.

I guess ok for now, huh?

Peace,
Tulip