More details about today's new worm.
An e-mail worm that looks like a normal error message but actually contains a malicious program continued to snarl computers around the world on Tuesday. MessageLabs Inc., which scans e-mail for viruses, said 1 in every 12 messages contained the worm, called "Mydoom" or "Novarg." Security experts described it as the largest virus-like outbreak in months, one made more problematic by its timing.
An e-mail worm that looks like a normal error message but actually contains a malicious program continued to snarl computers around the world on Tuesday.
MessageLabs Inc., which scans e-mail for viruses, said 1 in every 12 messages contained the worm, called "Mydoom" or "Novarg." Security experts described it as the largest virus-like outbreak in months, one made more problematic by its timing.
[ Yahoo! News ]
I received 10 or 15 of these last night, mostly to an email address that is only listed inside of HTML comments on a website that I built years ago. I've now had to step up my email management techniques to auto-junk all emails with attachments of certain types (based on their extensions), specifically .exe, .vbs, .com, .scr, and .shs. I certainly hope that some of the new email verification efforts led by Yahoo! or AOL (like SPF or Domain Keys) produce something that will stem the tide of unwanted emails, both spam and viruses.
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