Security Firm Sophos is warning computer users of a new email-aware worm that poses as a number of false breaking news stories—including the outbreak of nuclear war and the death of George W Bush and Vladimir Putin—in an attempt by hackers to infect computers and steal information.
The W32/Dref-N worm may arrive in an email message with the following characteristics:
Subject line: chosen from
White house news!
READ AND RESEND ASAP!
NEWS!
ATTN TO EVERYBODY!
Incredible news!
ATTN
URGENT NEWS!
URG
Message text: chosen from
3rd Glogal War Just Started!!! Read more in file!
Nuclear War in Russia! Read news in file!
President Bush DEAD! Read attached file!
Putin and Bush starts NUCLEAR WAR! Check the file!
Nuclear WAR in USA! Read attached file!
GLOBAL NUCLEAR WAR JUST STARTED! News in file.
President Putin dead! Read more in attached file!
Attached file: chosen from
truth.exe, last.exe, lasest news.exe, never.exe, war.exe, about me.exe, a.exe, read me.exe, or open.exe.
Opening the attached file disables the Windows firewall, and allows external hackers to gain access to the system.
"Users may think that they are receiving these emails from their friends, family and colleagues, but in fact it is a worm that has infected the sender's computer and distributed the message," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant at Sophos. "While many of these news hooks may sound totally implausible, it's amazing how many users still allow temptation to get the better of them, and click on the infected file. The simple advice is that if you suspect there's a breaking news story, turn on the TV or visit your favourite news website to see if it has any basis in truth."
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