schadeaux Posted August 21, 2003 #1 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Sobig.F could crash servers and is believed to be the fastest spreading Internet worm ever. August 21, 2003: 8:05 AM EDT SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - Several Internet worms that have besieged computers for over a week played havoc again on Wednesday, including one called Sobig.F whose aim was to turn PCs into spam machines and was believed to be the fastest growing virus ever, experts said. Sobig.F drops software onto infected Windows computers that open them to be used later for distributing Internet spam -- unwanted e-mails and product promotions, experts said. It also represents a new trend in converging e-mail spamming and virus software writing, they said. "We believe (Sobig.F) has been written by a spammer or spammers" looking for ways to get past spam filters, said Mikko Hypponen, manager of anti-virus research for Finnish security firm F-Secure. "For once, we have a clear motive for a virus -- money." View: Full Article | Source: CNN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kaj Posted August 21, 2003 #2 Share Posted August 21, 2003 Yes got 106 mails today all infected...but my virus prog (norton) handled them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Create an account or sign in to comment
You need to be a member in order to leave a comment
Create an account
Sign up for a new account in our community. It's easy!
Register a new accountSign in
Already have an account? Sign in here.
Sign In Now