philemmons
01-23-07, 02:22 PM
Experts are forecasting an increase in spam as a result of the "Storm" worm that sent out six separate waves containing hundreds of thousands of e-mails during the weekend, and continues to touch down on computers worldwide.
"The malware is distributed to set up a network of infected zombie computers, which can then be used to launch massive spam campaigns," said Commtouch Chief Technology Officer Amir Lev, in a statement.
The Small.Dam worm, dubbed "Storm" because of its reference to a major storm in Europe in its subject line, was first uncovered during the week of Jan. 15.
With tabloid-style subject lines like "230 dead as storm batters Europe" and "First nuclear act of terrorism!", the worm has spread internationally since it was first discovered. The e-mails contained attachments with names like "full clip.exe" and "read more.exe", an example of social engineering common among malware writers.
Once a user opens the attachment, the Trojan creates a backdoor that the malware writers can exploit in the future. :eatme:
"The malware is distributed to set up a network of infected zombie computers, which can then be used to launch massive spam campaigns," said Commtouch Chief Technology Officer Amir Lev, in a statement.
The Small.Dam worm, dubbed "Storm" because of its reference to a major storm in Europe in its subject line, was first uncovered during the week of Jan. 15.
With tabloid-style subject lines like "230 dead as storm batters Europe" and "First nuclear act of terrorism!", the worm has spread internationally since it was first discovered. The e-mails contained attachments with names like "full clip.exe" and "read more.exe", an example of social engineering common among malware writers.
Once a user opens the attachment, the Trojan creates a backdoor that the malware writers can exploit in the future. :eatme: