Virus Alert: Worm exploits tsunami to spread virus

Lokie · 17-January-05, 08:35 PM

A mass e-mail posing as a plea for aid to help the victims of last month's Asian tsunami disaster is actually a vehicle for spreading a computer virus, Web security firm Sophos said Monday.

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	The worm appears with the subject line: "Tsunami donation! Please help!" and invites recipients to open an attachment called "tsunami.exe"--which, if opened, will forward the virus to other Internet users. It could also initiate a denial-of-service attack against a German hacking Web Site, Sophos said, in which the site's server would be bombarded with messages, putting it out of action. "Duping innocent users into believing that they may be helping the tsunami disaster aid efforts shows hackers stooping to a new low," Sophos senior technology consultant Graham Cluley said in a statement.

Pharaoh · 18-January-05, 09:05 AM

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Originally Posted by Lokie


	A mass e-mail posing as a plea for aid to help the victims of last month's Asian tsunami disaster is actually a vehicle for spreading a computer virus, Web security firm Sophos said Monday.

Thats mean and down right WORNG.
Too bad the creators of that email and virus was not on the beach over there at the time!

nev_payne · 18-January-05, 11:27 AM

Theres also talk of a man whos used the tsunami to get money form people - he set up a spam mail telling people to donate moeny - all the moeny went to him...he was tracked and arrested however - I hope the money actually does go to the tsunami victims, so long as its still acceptable to the donators.

People these days will beg borrow and stell no matter how painful some of the situations are for others.

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nev_payne Apex Tech God Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Somerset, England UK........ News Threads: 8,143 Posts: 4,085	Theres also talk of a man whos used the tsunami to get money form people - he set up a spam mail telling people to donate moeny - all the moeny went to him...he was tracked and arrested however - I hope the money actually does go to the tsunami victims, so long as its still acceptable to the donators. People these days will beg borrow and stell no matter how painful some of the situations are for others. __________________ You have reached Nev's Voicemail. Please leave a message in the PM. Thank-you.

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