New Worm!

To all, please read this carefully, since apparently there is a new worm sneaking in people's e-mail boxes and attempt to attack personal computers.

The e-mail takes advantage of recent security issues surfaced in MS Windows XP OS. The e-mail purports to be from Microsoft "MS Program Security Department" and contains the following text in the body:

MS User:

This is the latest version of security update, the "September 2003, Cumulative Patch" update which resolves all known security vulnerabilities affecting MS Internet Explorer, MS Outlook and MS Outlook Express. Install now to continue keeping your computer secure. This update includes the functionality of all previously released patches.

System requirements: Windows 95/98/ME/2000/NT/XP

This update applies to:

- MS Internet Explorer, version 4.01 and later

- MS Outlook, version 8.0 and later

- MS Outlook Express, version 4.01 and later

Recommendation: Customer should install the patch at the earliest opportunity.

The worm uses this "legitimate" appearance to fool users into installation of the attachment, which is a new worm called "Swen", also known technically as I-Worm.Swen, W32/Swen.A@mm, or W32/Gibe@MM.e.

Just to keep in mind one thing when you get these e-mails, MS never distribute updates or patches in this manner.

For those who user anti-virus softwares, please update the virus definition and be protected.

For more info on this new worm, go to this link.

#57384

Thanks for all the info. I was just coming here to write a warning about this but you beat me to it!

You gotta hand it to whoever made the worm though, most computer-illiterate people will fall for the spoof microsoft look.

#57387

thanks for the heads up.

this site should help too: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcen....swen.a@mm.html

#57388

man that thing is so clever! that symantec website shows all the things it does. whoever created it is a genuis...shame they dont put their talents to better use <_

#57392

Yep... this is an interesting one.

I have reveived about 40 emails in the last day and a half from this P.O.S.

All succesfuly scrubbed by my AV program.

#57408

yeah, that's amazing how much it does, hope the home computer doesn't get it.

#57418

Originally posted by realitybath@Sep 19 2003, 09:39 PM

man that thing is so clever! that symantec website shows all the things it does.  whoever created it is a genuis...shame they dont put their talents to better use 

:rant: hell yeah!!! it is so sad. we can`t surf safetly on internet.... i hate that.... danm what does people get for that kind of behaivor...... i`m so upset...... i was studing for 3 1/2 years Informatic engineering (then i quit) Coz now i`m an Electrical engineer student..

but danm dude when i was studying that BELIEVE me or not i never had a single thought about make a VIRUS ... how can a human being do that kind of thigs without sense!!!! they are not destroying the BILL GATES III`s PC .... they don`t care about this, they are selling the same ... no metter What.... it just affect our PC`s the most common people`s pcs !!! ... SO PLEASE "DON`T SAY" that kind of people are CLEAVER or SMART, it is not lke that they are SUCH a IDIOTS..... what are they getting about this ??? .... ....

Well So What.....

just because those "IDIOTS" now my PC keeps Re-Booting all the time and believe me i`ve done 10000000 thigs ... trying to solve that problem, the only thing i have to do left is install ALL OVER AGAING nad... NO WAY. i`ve done too much to have a MAC OS X look in here .... i won`t loose all that just because a FAT IDIOT make that blaster. (even if this blaster is another Code and there is no way an antivirus can find it yet) .....

Well thannks a lot MonkSD you are one of Us...... keep your eyes open. Bye :cry:

#57520

Lol, worms r nothing to call for concern for most Net users... Just a bit of IQ and Common sense would tell you a E-Mail does not install a program for ye! Look, the program title even says "Microsoft Internet" Since when internet was by M$??? Anyways... never use Outlook/Express they sux... all the attachment worms are spread like that Use hotmail and pay a few bucks to get the extra space and you're safe from 90% of the viruses! (Other 10% goes to lame ppl who donwloads those attachments...)

People who r afraid of these worms should be the mail service... they get flood bad yall!

#57566

ahhh i hate these f***ing workms!!

Never gotten a virusin my computer tough... its pure common sense guys...

#57569