VIRUS ALERT!!!
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Spam Surge Trojan.Peacomm threat level increased
Today Symantec Security Response raised the risk level of Trojan.Peacomm to a category 3 threat, due to the speed and volume in which it is being aggressively spammed across the Internet. The Trojan, which was first spotted January 17, 2007 has been raised to a higher category following a sustained increase in new versions of the attack which appeared over the weekend as the malware author responded to improvements in protection made by security companies by adjusting his tactics.
Trojan.Peacomm is one of a number of spamming Trojan horse programs Symantec has seen lately that appear to originate from Russia and are clearly aimed at making money for the author by pumping up penny stocks. The victim is enticed through social engineering techniques to open an attachment, which typically appears to be a video clip on a recent, newsworthy event.
The email itself will have no message body, but will have one of several subject lines such as "A killer at 11, he's free at 21 and kill again!," "Fidel Castro Dead," "Re: Your Text." For a complete list of subject lines, please click here.
SymantecÂ’s new technology, Symantec Online Network for Advanced Response (SONAR), which is included in Norton AntiVirus and Norton Internet Security, helped to detect an increase in activity around supporting files dropped by Trojan.Peacomm early last week, before the threat was seen in the wild.
We will closely monitor further information related to this threat, and will provide updates and security content as necessary
To reduce the possibility of being affected by Trojan.Peacomm, Symantec Security Response advises users to do the following:
Keep antivirus and IPS detection signatures updated.
Never click on attachments or web links from unsolicited emails.
Regularly apply security patches and updates to all major software installed on the computer.
Use a security solution that contains antivirus and client firewall technologies, such as Symantec Client Security or Norton Internet Security, to protect against today's known and tomorrow's unknown threats.
If you are unaware of the security status of your PC, please take one of the following actions:
Run LiveUpdate™
Virus Definitions are available via the LiveUpdate or the Security Response Website.
Existing Customers
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viruses are created everyday. i dont bother to note it lol. until i tiok in my com den i will
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Storm sometimes attached not a video, but a greeting card. Beware of that.
That greeting card is really a greeting card. It would greet you and there goes your PC. -
i remember last year year end...
got trojan downloader, keep downloading, then the file size will become bigger....got hard time deleting it as AVG cannot delete as quarantined by norton, must delete from norton, then clear up the mess
. but now,
after hard work:
SYSTEM CLEANED!
Cerfited by Mayi
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