Rise of the mass-mailing worm...One in every 22 emails circulating on the internet contains the latest version of the Sober worm, according to statistics from a UK antivirus company.
Sophos claimed that the mass-mailing worm, which has been reported in 40 countries after first appearing on Monday, now accounts for 79 per cent of all viruses the company is seeing.
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos, said: "It's still very widespread. It appears to turn off Symantec's antivirus protection and the Windows XP firewall. It seems to do that to set up future attacks." He went on to say that the worm is likely to be preparing computers to distribute spam.
=>
click here for more info.
This virus is an attachment it can not spread unless you open it. Never open attachments unless you are sure of what is being sent to you.
