Posted on 24-3-2003
E-mail
Virus Exploits Invasion
Warning about a new e-mail virus that feeds on public interest
in the war
against Iraq. The Ganda worm comes as an e-mail attachment with
a variety
of subject lines such as "Spy pics" and "GO USA !!!!".
Some of these claim to contain pictures of Iraq taken by US
spy satellites
and others offer screensavers mocking Bush. Message inside the
Ganda
virus: "I am being discriminated by the swedish schoolsystem
(sic). This
is a response to eight long years of discrimination."
You may be tempted to share breaking news with friends and colleagues
via
e-mail. Be warned to be extra vigilant. "The message to users
is simple: be
suspicious of all unsolicited e-mails.
The e-mail worm can send itself to all addresses in Microsoft
Outlook as
well as attempting to shut down anti-virus products. Virus writers
are
becoming ever more cunning in how they persuade people to open
infected
messages. Offering pictures of celebrities is a common ploy
as is the use
of big events such as the football World Cup and even the anniversary
of
the September 11 terror attacks.
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