Winters 1 Posted March 17, 2004 Hello all, I just wanted to warn you about a virus that has tried to infect me via e-mail. I received one from: kundendienst @ codemasters.com and masako @ dayofdefeatmod.com Both of these e-mails contain the Virus "W32.Netsky.D@mm" you can find out more about this type of virus here: Symantec Security Report EDIT: i put spaces in the addy so nobody clicks them by accident. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
walker 0 Posted March 17, 2004 Hi Winters Stop your panic Henny Penny The email addresses are spoofed (faked) to apear that they came from codemasters they did not. The virus has infected someone who has your email address and a codemasters one or a list of websites visited from the history folder of their machine. The virus then makes up addresses to apear real. It is a process called social engineering. The writer tries to work out what will make you think the virused email is from a real person and open it. Same sort of thing the love bug virus did a couple of years back. Another version makes up email addresses of a fictional management of your root mail address if it discovers two people have the same root mail address. So if your zonk@ zonkoids.com and the infected person is zonksmate@ zonkoids.com you get an email from management@ zonkoids.com Ditto if your both subscribed to the same mailing list. Your virus checker protected you problem solved. Kind Regards Walker Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpongeBob 0 Posted March 17, 2004 I got one last week from my ISP It had the subject "Email account problems" Said that my email account is having "problems", and for me to open up a "readme" attachment for more "instructions". The last line of the email had "Have a nice day." In the 4+ years I have been with this ISP, they never told me to "have a nice day" so I knew something was up. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Winters 1 Posted March 17, 2004 Hi Walker, I wasn't panicking at all, i just thought i would post a warning for others. I have gotten these before but never from one that said Codemasters so thats why i posted this in case anyone else gets one. Happy St. Patricks Day Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SpecOp9 0 Posted March 17, 2004 We at the Roughnecks league have been getting a few of these also. I have not recieved any yet, but some members have been getting a email from support@roughnecks.org. Inside the attatchment was the worm virus W32.Beagle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Placebo 29 Posted March 17, 2004 First I've edited the thread title because of the unfair impression it gives to anyone who doesn't know that the virus spoofs Email addresses. Second this virus has been discussed here. Thus this thread can be closed Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
