Sophos has cautioned against a new pernicious attack that has been having an effect on Internet users since 2:00 GMT recently. As said by Sophos, the latest variants of the Dorf family of malware, which also had before distributed as breaking news of deaths brought about by European storms, are now disguised as love and greeting cards.
The latest spam campaign is included with a wide range of subject such as:
“You’re so Far Away”, “I Dream of you”, “Dream Date Coupon”, “Together You and I”, “A Bouquet of Love”, “So in Love” and “Cuddle Up”.
The emails are attached with the files named ‘flash postcard.exe’ or ‘greetingcard.exe’. And as soon as they are opened, the spam worm endeavors to distribute itself to further email addresses discovered on the receiver’ computer, at the same time also trying to download additional pernicious code from the Internet, brought about to intercept the computer and make use of it to distribute spam on behalf of hacking gangs.
Sophos’s anti-spam softwares are taking partial control of the emails to put a stop to them from making access to users’ inboxes, whereas updated anti-virus security will be issued soon. So, the users must learn to think before they click, it could be alluring to open an attachment which you suppose is a greeting card or a message from a loved one, however following your heart may load you with trouble sometimes. Beware!
