NEW VIRUS on the loose....do read....

• ratinacage

  20 Aug 03, 11:16

  Virus name: Sobig.F
  Status: Real.
  
  Origins: Sobig.F is the latest variant of
  yet another mass-mailing worm affecting systems running Windows 95, 98, ME, NT, 2000, and XP which replicates itself by mailing out messages with forged return addresses. This version mails itself out attached to messages bearing one of the following subject lines:
  
  My Details
  Your Details
  Thank you!
  That movie
  Approved
  Application
  Wicked screensaver
  Re: My Details
  Re: Your Details
  Re: Thank you!
  Re: That movie
  Re: Details
  Re: Approved
  Re: Your application
  Re: Wicked screensaver
  The file name of the infected attachment will match one of the following:
  
  wicked_scr.scr
  movie0045.pif
  your_document.pif
  document_all.pif
  thank_you.pif
  your_details.pif
  details.pif
  document_9446.pif
  application.pif
  
  system cleaner
  
  more info on the virus
• the Bear

  20 Aug 03, 11:21

  i think there's actually one that removes MSBlast from your PC, patches it and will erase itself in 2004...
  
  i saw the article of it here:
  
  click here