20 - Storm Worm virus launched on Internet

Posted on Monday 22 January 2007

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The Finnish data security company F-Secure warned on Friday of a new computer virus, The Storm Worm virus has started to spread around the world following the storm that hit many parts of Europe on Thursday.

According to F-Secure, the significant network attack was launched globally in the early hours of Thursday morning using news of a European storm as the hook. The virus was distributed in messages with subject line of “230 dead as storm batters Europe.” When the user opens a linked attachment, the virus is let loose, and takes over the computer.  …

Read More @ Balita (20 Jan 2007)


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