NETSKY.V new virus especially tricky

Bill · 2004-04-17, 04:50 PM

Many should already know this but there's a new netsky variant which is especially tricky, it can load a virus onto your machine apparently just by viewing an email in html mode.

It's not an attachment, it's a loader of some kind, and it's been showing up in my inbox. 31k, and it's very interesting looking when you view it in a text viewer

You can defend yourself by setting your prefs to only view email in text mode.

watch out, it comes as a letter with a subject like "Gateway refused connection".

Here's a bit of a news clip
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Netsky-V worm slithers without email attachment, Sophos reports

No need to double-click to be infected by Netsky-V

Sophos researchers have warned customers to ensure their computers are properly patched against known Microsoft security vulnerabilities as the W32/Netsky-V worm spreads without using email attachments.

Whereas other widespread versions of the Netsky worm have infected users by tempting them to double-click on an email attachment, W32/Netsky-V exploits security loopholes in Microsoft's software that mean users can be hit just by reading an email. Emails containing the exploit attempt to download a copy of the worm from another user's computer.

2004-04-17, 04:50 PM	#1
Bill Selling porn allows me to stay in a constant state of Bliss - ain't that a trip! Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 3,914	NETSKY.V new virus especially tricky Many should already know this but there's a new netsky variant which is especially tricky, it can load a virus onto your machine apparently just by viewing an email in html mode. It's not an attachment, it's a loader of some kind, and it's been showing up in my inbox. 31k, and it's very interesting looking when you view it in a text viewer You can defend yourself by setting your prefs to only view email in text mode. watch out, it comes as a letter with a subject like "Gateway refused connection". Here's a bit of a news clip --------------------------------- Netsky-V worm slithers without email attachment, Sophos reports No need to double-click to be infected by Netsky-V Sophos researchers have warned customers to ensure their computers are properly patched against known Microsoft security vulnerabilities as the W32/Netsky-V worm spreads without using email attachments. Whereas other widespread versions of the Netsky worm have infected users by tempting them to double-click on an email attachment, W32/Netsky-V exploits security loopholes in Microsoft's software that mean users can be hit just by reading an email. Emails containing the exploit attempt to download a copy of the worm from another user's computer.