full-disclosure - Netsky.P -> sneaky one!

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From: joem at nist.gov (Joe Matusiewicz)
Subject: Netsky.P -> sneaky one!

At 05:44 AM 3/23/2004, Andrew Aris wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>just had a mail throught that NAV has detected as being Netsky.P, the text
>of the mail was:
>
>From: jaume@...acceso.com [mailto:jaume@...acceso.com]
>Sent: 23 March 2004 08:24
>To: ****
>Subject: Re: approved information
>
>
>Authentication required.
>
>+++ Attachment: No Virus found
>+++ MC-Afee AntiVirus - www.mcafee.com
>
>I thought the "MC-Afee" bit was a nice touch, might just convince a fair few
>people!

I saw one a even better...the From: address was support@...antec.com.  They 
were supposedly using their competitor's product -- Mc-Afee (sic) -- for 
their virus scanning.

-- Joe