New Virus Warning

[Joe Pelonio]

This one is going out like crazy this morning, watch out and don't open e-mails from the FBI or CIA:

It is addressed to e-user@XXX.XXX from Admin@fbi.gov and has an attachment which they want you to open and answer "their" questions.

Here is what it looks like.

Dear Sir/Madam,

we have logged your IP-address on more than 30 illegal Websites.

Important:
Please answer our questions!
The list of questions are attached.


Yours faithfully,
Steven Allison

[Lee DeRaud]

Technically, that's "phishing", not a virus, but yeah: keep your brain in gear when opening email.

[Vaughn McMillan]

Lee, from what I've read it's not a phishing expedition but a variant of the Sober worm is launched when you click the given link.

- Vaughn

[Lee DeRaud]

Lee, from what I've read it's not a phishing expedition but a variant of the Sober worm is launched when you click the given link.(Looks back at Joe's original message...ah, it's an attachment, not a link.) Sheesh, a virus disguised as a phishing attack...what's the line about never underestimating the gullibility/stupidity of the public?

[Ian Abraham]

And it's not even a virus hoax like it normally is.
FBI have a link on their main page about it.

http://www.fbi.gov/page2/nov05/emailscam112205.htm

As usual - keep your wits about you :mad:

Ian

[Joe Pelonio]

I've since heard from people that have received it at work, on
supposedly secure PCs with firewalls and spam filters, and one guy has received it over a dozen times today.