full-disclosure - New Swen worm lookalike appeared, may be big!

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Message-ID: <3FFEB024.6020702@verizon.net>
From: hescomingsoon at verizon.net (William Warren)
Subject: New Swen worm lookalike appeared, may be big!

this one got past my kapersky based "virus wall" that is updated daily 
last night..luckily it came to my mailbox and was tossed.  None of hte 
A/V vendors i checked last night have caught this one yet from looking 
at their sites.

Feher Tamas wrote:

>Window Update has determined that you are running a beta version of 
>Windows XP Service Pack 1 (SP1). To help improve the stability of your 
>computer, Microsoft recommends that you remove the beta version of 
>Windows XP SP1 and re-install Windows XP SP1. If you cannot remove 
>the beta version, you should still reinstall Windows XP SP1.
>
>Windows XP SP1 provides the latest security, reliability, and 
>performance updates to the Windows XP family of operating systems. 
>Windows XP SP1 is designed to ensure Windows XP platform 
>compatibility with newly released software and hardware, and includes 
>updates to resolve issues discovered by customers or by Microsoft's 
>internal testing team.
>
>The maximum download size is approximately 3 MB, however the size 
>of the download and time required may be less for computers that have 
>had updates previously installed.
>
>To minimize the download time needed for installation, setup will only 
>download those files which are required to bring your computer up to 
>date. Windows XP SP1 includes Internet Explorer 6 SP1.
>
>Anti-virus software programs may interfere with the installation of 
>Windows XP SP1. Please disable anti-virus software while installing the 
>service pack.
>
>Just run the file winxp_sp1.exe in attach and make sure to restart your 
>PC after installation will be completed.
>
>?2004 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
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>
>File attached is "winxp_sp1.exe"
>(When run, this downloader then fecthes the actual trojan "Xombe")
>
>
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