mark2 Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 This worm is currently rife, removal tool available from Symantec I've had in excess of 75 in my hotmail account in the last 3 days (so much for Hotmails A/V ) :( , usual rules apply , don't open any attachments you're not expecting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 Thanks for the tip, how do you know if you get it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CurlyWhirly Posted May 7, 2005 Report Share Posted May 7, 2005 Thanks for the tip, how do you know if you get it?According to the link, when the W32.Sober.O@mm worm is executed, it performs the following actions:It displays a message with the following text:Title: WinZip Self-ExtractorBody: Error: CRC not complete Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andsome Posted May 8, 2005 Report Share Posted May 8, 2005 Thanks, OK so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
djohn Posted May 9, 2005 Report Share Posted May 9, 2005 Thanks for the warning Mark! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
deuces wild Posted May 10, 2005 Report Share Posted May 10, 2005 More here:http://news.com.com/Sober+worm+hits+new+he...ml?tag=nefd.top Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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