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Rubrik: Virenwarnung/Aktuelle Meldungen Central
Command: Internet Virus Alert: Fast Spreading Internet Worm Named
Worm/MiMail.A Worm/MiMail.A Attempts to Use a Microsoft Internet Explorer Exploit (03.08.03)
- Central Command, provider of PC anti-virus software and services, warns
Internet users of Worm/MiMail.A, a mass mailing Internet worm circulating
worldwide. Discovered on August 1, 2003, Worm/MiMail.A attempts to use a
Microsoft Internet Explorer exploit (a security hole) that allows a created
executable virus to run on the local computer.
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Worm/MiMail.A
is an Internet worm that spreads through e-mail by using addresses it
collects from local files. It
arrives with a zip file attachment, "message.zip"- this file
contains the file "message.html". Using the noted security exploit within Internet Explorer,
message.html will produce an executable file and run it. The worm arrives through e-mail in the following format: Subject: your account <account info> Body: Hello
there, I
would like to inform you about important information regarding
your email address. This email address will be expiring.
Please read attachment for details. Best
regards, Administrator Attachment:
message.zip "According
to our Emergency Virus Response Team Worm/MiMail.A is spreading globally at
an alarming rate. Our preliminary virus tracking report shows that U.S. based
computer users are being the hardest hit thus far, at this time 61% of the
confirmed infection reports have originated in the United States," said Steven
Sundermeier, Vice President of Products and Services at Central Command,
Inc. "Using a newer
vulnerability within Internet Explorer, as well as, creative social
engineering are fueling the fire for Worm/MiMail.A." A full
technical description can be read at (www.centralcommand.com). (ma) Central
Command Inc. Contact:
Steven Sundermeier, Product Manager Tel.
(001-330) 723-2062 x204, Fax (001-330) 722-6517 E-Mail:
ssundermeier@centralcommand.com |
