Sober worm makes a comeback

**MIG-31** · Apr 19, 2005, 09:06 PM

Virus writers have resurrected the Sober worm with a new variant that is spreading quickly over the Internet.

Security experts said Tuesday that the worm, dubbed Sober.M, reports e-mail addresses of victims back to its anonymous author--a technique known as harvesting. Spammers typically buy these fresh addresses to add to their lists of e-mail recipients.

The e-mail containing the worm is written in bad English with the subject line: "I've got your e-mail on my account."

"It looks like the virus writer is deliberately using broken English to (convince) people the e-mail is not a virus," Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at antivirus company Sophos, said in a statement.
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Apr 19, 2005, 09:06 PM	#1
MIG-31 HardwareHeaven News Mod Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Nottingham,UK Posts: 56,843 Rep Power: 471 System Specs	Sober worm makes a comeback Virus writers have resurrected the Sober worm with a new variant that is spreading quickly over the Internet. Security experts said Tuesday that the worm, dubbed Sober.M, reports e-mail addresses of victims back to its anonymous author--a technique known as harvesting. Spammers typically buy these fresh addresses to add to their lists of e-mail recipients. The e-mail containing the worm is written in bad English with the subject line: "I've got your e-mail on my account." "It looks like the virus writer is deliberately using broken English to (convince) people the e-mail is not a virus," Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at antivirus company Sophos, said in a statement. _______________ Read More: News.com __________________ Please Post Your News Submissions Here