Post by Cher on Oct 27, 2004 20:59:39 GMT -5
FYI ... THIS IS NO JOKE. I received this info from SecurityPro today and decided to put a warning up since we have so many who do ebay here. Please pay attention to the info below and if you receive an email from the ebay webmaster DO NOT tale part as it asks, delete it immediately!
The risk is currently at low but it pays to be aware.
Symantec's description of w32.myfip.a - W32.Myfip.A is a network-aware worm that steals files from infected computers. Symantec Info on Myfip worm
eBay Worm Begins To Spread. Noted over a month ago, the Myfip worm is beginning to spread. The worm spreads using an email supposedly sent by the online auctions webmaster contains a worm that attacks poorly-protected network drives.
The email security firm Messagelabs was the first to detect Myfip. They believe that anti-virus software will have trouble detecting it since it has been compressed using an uncommon packing utility.
According to Messagelabs, "Myfip uses a packer previously unseen in email virus distribution. The use of an uncommon packer could make it more difficult for antivirus software vendors to identify and protect against the malicious code within."
Myfip arrives in an email with the subject "hi, [recipient], I'm webmaster of eBay.com, and we raise a research in our Website". The body of the message asks the recipient to take part in a "Multiple Item Auction" with the chance of winning a prize. "If you're the winner of Multiple Item Auctions, you can get the following thing… 1.a notebook that worth 18000$... 2.a camara […] worth 1000$".
Even if antivirus fails at spotting the new worm the poorly written email should make any recipients suspicious of it.
The email security firm Messagelabs was the first to detect Myfip. They believe that anti-virus software will have trouble detecting it since it has been compressed using an uncommon packing utility.
According to Messagelabs, "Myfip uses a packer previously unseen in email virus distribution. The use of an uncommon packer could make it more difficult for antivirus software vendors to identify and protect against the malicious code within."
Myfip arrives in an email with the subject "hi, [recipient], I'm webmaster of eBay.com, and we raise a research in our Website". The body of the message asks the recipient to take part in a "Multiple Item Auction" with the chance of winning a prize. "If you're the winner of Multiple Item Auctions, you can get the following thing… 1.a notebook that worth 18000$... 2.a camara […] worth 1000$".
Even if antivirus fails at spotting the new worm the poorly written email should make any recipients suspicious of it.
The risk is currently at low but it pays to be aware.
Symantec's description of w32.myfip.a - W32.Myfip.A is a network-aware worm that steals files from infected computers. Symantec Info on Myfip worm