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Sobig.C threat spreading



DATE: 03 Jun 2003

SOURCE: CNET

URL: http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105...

Editor's Summary: Sobig is gaining steam with MessageLabs intercepting 32,000 messages in the last 24 hours. Sobig-C emerged late last week but really did not add to its destructive potential. One expert is surprised people continue to open it after the first two variants appeared. Network Associates lists Sobig-C as a medium threat, while MessageLabs rates it as its top threat. Sobig-C appears to be an e-mail from bill@microsoft.com and once opened, it spreads to any networked hard drive share. The virus has an internal shut-off date of June 8. FULL STORY


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