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| Alert
11/19/2005: |
W32.Sober.X@mm |
| Description: |
W32.Sober.X@mm is a mass-mailing worm that uses its own SMTP engine to spread and lowers security settings. It sends itself as an email attachment to addresses gathered from the compromised computer. The email may be in either English or German.
Note: Symantec products that support the Worm Blocking functionality automatically detect this threat as it attempts to spread.
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| Systems
Affected: |
Windows
2000, Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows Server
2003, Windows XP |
| Systems
Not Affected: |
DOS,
Linux, Macintosh, Novell Netware, OS/2, UNIX |
| How
to protect your Computer: |
Do
not open any files you receive in email unless you are expecting
them.
If
you must open any files or attachments you receive in email or
through file-sharing, make sure to scan them first with an anti-virus
program.
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| Removal
Instructions: |
Go
to: the Symantec
W32.Sober.X@mm page |
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