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Sober Worm alert!!!

9 posts · originally from https://geek.digit.in/community/threads/sober-worm-alert.19313/

prasad_den
prasad_den Original post #1
Nov 25, 2005 at 7:16 PM
Hi everyone,
Be alert if you receive a message from FBI or CIA or BKA.. It may contain the latest sober worm.. Update your antivirus files immediately.. I got a mail a little while ago that was infected with the worm.

This was the mail detail:

Subject : Your Password
Attachment : reg_pass-data.zip (0.05 MB)


Account and Password Information are attached!


***** Go to: *www.yahoo.com
***** Email: postman@yahoo.com



*www.techtree.com/techtree/jsp/article.jsp?article_id=69375&cat_id=582[/b]
anandk
anandk #2
Nov 25, 2005 at 7:25 PM
thnx 4 d info, dude.
LegendKiller
Nov 26, 2005 at 1:34 PM
thanks a ton prasad,lest i forget,i should also inform fellow forumers that there's a similar case wid y! messenger,in which a person with id:chintan***,invites to be his buddy and if you add him up,it crashes your hdd! This might be an isolated incident which occured to many in delhi,so in case you get an invitation,plz block it :D
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DAVIS #4
Nov 26, 2005 at 5:46 PM
tnx for he info
R
Nov 26, 2005 at 6:23 PM
Well you cant get virus by just seeing the mail you have to download the attachment and why would i download such an attachment
it_waaznt_me
Nov 27, 2005 at 4:27 PM
Bah .. FBI or CBI dont email me ..
V
Nov 27, 2005 at 6:38 PM
well dudeeeeeeeee

FBI & CBI dont e-mail to folks they are tryin to catch !!!

"I AM FREE"
__Virus__
Nov 27, 2005 at 8:03 PM
LegendKiller said:
thanks a ton prasad,lest i forget,i should also inform fellow forumers that there's a similar case wid y! messenger,in which a person with id:chintan***,invites to be his buddy and if you add him up,it crashes your hdd! This might be an isolated incident which occured to many in delhi,so in case you get an invitation,plz block it :D

been getting those stupid messages right form the day one whn i started using yahoo 5 year back. I deliberately add tthose ids and nothing happen.
LegendKiller
Nov 27, 2005 at 11:31 PM
look dude,i got this alert from a friend,so i decided to make note of it here.And as i am not a daredevil like,i prefer taking precautions,then re-formatting my hdd!