full-disclosure - Potentially new Virus

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Message-ID: <200311250746.hAP7k50385071@milan.maths.usyd.edu.au>
From: psz at maths.usyd.edu.au (Paul Szabo)
Subject: Potentially new Virus

Tireman <Tireman@...w.ca> wrote:

> Has anyone come across a virus with the following message body and 
> attached a file called 'Private.zip' which unzips to wendynaked.jpg.exe
> 
> I couldn't find any info on Symantecs security response site or Google 
> either.

Seen them: started to get them today, about 10 hours ago.

The EXE seems dated 23 Nov, so this is a new virus; no wonder the AV
vendors do not yet know about it; you may wish to send your sample to
them for analysis. (Each new virus is an example where "traditional"
AV fails to protect...)

Cheers,

Paul Szabo - psz@...hs.usyd.edu.au  http://www.maths.usyd.edu.au:8000/u/psz/
School of Mathematics and Statistics  University of Sydney   2006  Australia