05-19-2005, 12:39 PM
|
|
|
The Best Ideas Start Here
Join Date: Dec 2002
Location: Atlanta
Posts: 6,037
|
Quote:
|
Originally Posted by DaisyDuke
Apparently it's timed with WWII activities here's more info...
"The virus, called "Sober.q" by McAfee, is the 16th variant in the Germany-oriented Sober virus family that first appeared on the Internet in October 2003. Unlike earlier Sober viruses, this version isn't packaged inside an email attachment. Rather, it's being distributed by a Web site that automatically updates computers infected with the earlier, highly successful "Sober.p" variant, which began spreading on May 2.
Other variants of the Sober virus have been designed to send spam, but Gullotto said Sober.q has been much more successful than its predecessors, suggesting more such attacks could be ahead."
|
Now that's some real information! Thanks.
__________________
Regards,
Rick Latona
http://latonas.com
Latona's - We Sell Money Making Web Properties
Note to buyers of websites and traffic: please check our inventory at http://latonas.com/websites-for-sale. If you would like to make an offer on something, just let me know.
|
|
|