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This afternoon I received a message at the office that when opened it read:
"The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment."
I trashed it figuring it was probably just another Spam. Then I noticed on CNN.com a story about an new REALLY BAD virus:
(CNN) -- Hackers unleashed an agile worm Monday -- using a sneaky, fairly new tactic to get unsuspecting computer users to diffuse their malicious code.
Dubbed "W32/MyDoom" or "Novarg," the worm circulated so fast anti-virus firms quickly raised threat warnings to "high" saying the bug was one of the worst in recent months.
The worm is contained in e-mails with random senders' addresses and subject lines. While the body of the e-mail varies, it usually includes what appears to be an error message, such as: "The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment."
SO BEWARE -
UPDATE YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE NOW AND DON'T OPEN ANYTHING FROM EVEN SOMEONE YOU KNOW WITHOUT VERIFYING IT IS FROM THEM!
Here is the full CNN article] ... back from vacation and they've started pushing out their creations," Gullotto warned.
WHAT IS A WORM?
A program that makes copies of itself -- for example, from one disk drive to another, or by copying itself using e-mail or another transport mechanism.
WARD OFF WORMS
Aside from installing anti-virus software, Symantec suggests these tips to guard against computer worms:
•Don't open e-mail from an unknown source.
•Only open expected e-mail attachments.
•Don't automatically open e-mail attachments.
•Don't download programs from Web sites, unless you know and trust the source.
•Update your anti-virus software at least every two weeks.
Edited By TMSmalley on 1075171726
"The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment."
I trashed it figuring it was probably just another Spam. Then I noticed on CNN.com a story about an new REALLY BAD virus:
(CNN) -- Hackers unleashed an agile worm Monday -- using a sneaky, fairly new tactic to get unsuspecting computer users to diffuse their malicious code.
Dubbed "W32/MyDoom" or "Novarg," the worm circulated so fast anti-virus firms quickly raised threat warnings to "high" saying the bug was one of the worst in recent months.
The worm is contained in e-mails with random senders' addresses and subject lines. While the body of the e-mail varies, it usually includes what appears to be an error message, such as: "The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment."
SO BEWARE -
UPDATE YOUR ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE NOW AND DON'T OPEN ANYTHING FROM EVEN SOMEONE YOU KNOW WITHOUT VERIFYING IT IS FROM THEM!
Here is the full CNN article] ... back from vacation and they've started pushing out their creations," Gullotto warned.
WHAT IS A WORM?
A program that makes copies of itself -- for example, from one disk drive to another, or by copying itself using e-mail or another transport mechanism.
WARD OFF WORMS
Aside from installing anti-virus software, Symantec suggests these tips to guard against computer worms:
•Don't open e-mail from an unknown source.
•Only open expected e-mail attachments.
•Don't automatically open e-mail attachments.
•Don't download programs from Web sites, unless you know and trust the source.
•Update your anti-virus software at least every two weeks.
Edited By TMSmalley on 1075171726
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