New worm spreads disguised as virus warning
InfoWorld: New worm spreads disguised as virus warning [Security Focus]
The worm, called VBS.Hard.A@mm, shows up in users’ inboxes disguised as a virus alert from anti-virus firm Symantec, the company said in a virus alert. With a subject line reading “FW: Symantec Anti-Virus Warning” and an attachment bearing the name “www.symantec.com.vbs,” the relatively innocuous worm, like many other recent worms, is written in Microsoft’s Visual Basic Script (VBS) and propagates through the company’s Outlook Express e-mail client. The e-mail carrying the worm is sent by “F. Jones,” who the e-mail identifies as a Symantec senior developer.
