I've gotten over 50 emails this morning with the Sobig virus attached to them. *sigh* I thought maybe I had become super popular all of a sudden, but alas that wasn't the case.
This information is from CERT, and my personal experience backs it up as valid.
DON'T OPEN EMAILS FROM UNKNOWN PEOPLE
DON'T OPEN EMAILS WITH THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS:
Re: Thank You!
Thank You!
Your details
Re: Details
Re: Re: My details
Re: Approved
Re: Your application
Re: Wicked screensaver
Re: That movie
The virus automatically launches itself, you don't even need to open an attachment to get it going.
You can check your machine to see if you're infected by looking for the following files on your hard drive:
winnt\winppr.exe
winnt\winstt32.dat
The virus is supposed to stop itself on September 10th, but being careful not to let it spread is still a good idea.
Posted by Jen at August 27, 2003 11:34 AMI was wrong about the virus being self-launching. According to Gary it *is* safe to open these emails, just don't open their attachments.
On the other hand, there are viruses out there that are self-launching, so exercise caution and good judgment when opening email from anyone you don't know.
Posted by: Virus Girl at August 28, 2003 08:12 AM