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Computers are likely to fall prey to a mass mailing worm SARS, also known as W32/coronex-A, which attacks the address books and attempts to dupe users.
Microworld Technologies Inc, a content security and IT solutions provider, has cautioned computer users of SARS, also known as W32/coronex-A, the mass mailing worm that uses a variety of subject lines, message bodies and attachment names including ‘SARS virus’ and Hongkong.exe.
‘‘SARS forwards itself to all contacts in the outlook address books and attempts to dupe innocent computer users into opening an attachment offering details on the current sars epidemic. The worm is delivered as an email attachment and the email may have a subject line about the current paranoia about SARS,’’ a press release said here. SARS worm just goes onto prove that there are still scores of virus writers who use common fears to spread across dangerous viruses throughout the world, Govind Rammurthy, MD and CEO, Microworld Inc said. However, the impact of the worm seems to be less destructive, a security analyst said.
