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Old Sep 20, 2003, 03:55 AM   #1
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Worm Comes Disguised As Windows Warning

Computers running Microsoft's Windows operating system are falling prey to a new Internet worm that disguises itself as an official virus warning from Microsoft Corp.

Spread via e-mail, the "Swen" worm appears to do little damage, but experts say the unknown author's painstaking attempt to make it look like a real security bulletin from Microsoft shows a level of trickery new to Internet virus and worm attacks.

"This is a level of creativity we've not seen before," said Tony Magallanez, a San Jose, Calif.-based systems engineer for F-Secure, a Finnish anti-virus company. "This is a very authentic looking message that definitely uses some sophisticated social engineering tactics."

By Brian Krebs, washingtonpost.com Staff Writer

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There were FIVE of these in my Inbox when I got home this evening.

Be sure to just Delete them.
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Me too I had 4 alerts from Norton!!! *Love my Norton system works*
In about 2 years on being online tonight was the first time I ever got anything like that in email
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email wise if its from microsoft i just delete it anyways
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email wise if its from microsoft i just delete it anyways
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