Released on: 5, January 2006
, Author: MicroWorld
, Audience: Computers related
Today is January 5th , the 87th anniversary day of the Naziparty. The Sober-Z Worm is expected to download a malicious code today, as it workson a preplanned timer. Some sober variants were known to work in this fashion in thepast too, however this one is different due to its political connection.
The worm works with a pre-decided timer where the infected computer will download anew payload, which will be spammed in very large numbers. The  SoBig worm in theyear 2003 is an example from the past, where embedded dates were used. It regularlycreated new versions and deactivated the earlier ones.
Hacktivism, where the virus takes a political shade, finds a big follower with thisworm. Millions of netizens have already received the damaging e-mail and one wouldneed to wait and watch the extent of damage to be caused by the newly downloadedcode.
The Sober worm class, originated two years ago, steals addresses from the targetedcomputer and performs mass-mailing with attached copies of itself. It has more than30 variants and is sent with bilingual messages, German and English. The Sober wormhas employed a range of methods to reach the targets in the last few months. Therewas even a mail that claims to be from the FBI, which was used successfully tospread the infection.
Resolution
MicroWorld has developed an intelligent and powerful Spam Control System that willhelp you avoid mails like this. Timely updates of MicroWorld products will enableyou to keep off threats of this nature. Please check http://www.mwti.net/
You can also download the trial versions of the software from the above mentionedwebsite.
MicroWorld
MicroWorld ( www.mwti.net ) is the creator of the world's first Real-Time Anti-Virusand Content Security software eScan for desktops and servers. Its communicationsecurity software, MailScan is the first comprehensive e-mail scanner for yourSMTP/POP3 Mail Server. MicroWorld Winsock Layer (MWL) is the revolutionarytechnology underlying these products, powering them to several certifications andawards by some of the most prestigious testing bodies, notable among them beingVirus Bulletin, Checkmark, TUCOWS, Red Hat Ready, and Novell Ready. Combining theirpowerful scanner with MWL technology, MicroWorld solutions provide a Real-TimeProactive security for your systems.
To learn more, please visit http://www.mwti.net/
Source: Express-Press-Release.com
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