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New Email Worm 'My Party' Surfaces, Begins to Grow
New Email Worm 'My Party' Surfaces, Begins to Grow
Mon Jan 28, 8:07 AM ET
LONDON (Reuters) -
A new computer bug that tries to trick
computer users into clicking on a virus-infected Web link
masquerading as party photos emerged in Asia on Monday morning
and began spreading to Europe, computer experts said.
The so-called "My Party" worm, which is not considered
destructive, spreads by infiltrating popular email software
Microsoft Windows Address Book and Outlook Express Database.
The worm emails itself to every person in an infected
users' email log making it look as if the worm comes from a
colleague or friend, experts said.
Anti-virus specialist Trend Micro gave it a medium risk
rating. Security firms said that compared with past email
worms, such as Nimda and Sircam, the number of reported "My
Party" infections thus far is moderate.
The virus arrives as an email with the subject line "new
photos from my party!" It contains an innocuous looking file
attachment called www.myparty.yahoo.com.
A message in the body of the email reads: "Hello! My party...
It was absolutely amazing! I have attached my web page with new
photos! If you can please make color prints of my photos.
Thanks!"
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos
Anti-Virus, said because it carries what appears to be an
authentic link from the popular Web portal Yahoo and appears to
come from a colleague or friend, the worm has the potential to
spread quickly.
As of 1200 GMT, Sophos received reports of infection from
corporate clients and academic institutions in Asia, the Middle
East and Europe.
Sophos has devised a patch at:
http:/www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyzes/w32mypartya.html.
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