NEW worm spreading fast - W32/Sobig-F

From: Marc Liron (mliron_at_msn.com)
Date: 08/19/03 

Date: Tue, 19 Aug 2003 10:18:15 -0700

In case you are NOT already aware....

There is a new worm that has been spreading fast around
the Internet ALL day.

Called the Sobig Worm... This variant is a new strain and
had been labelled
W32/Sobig-F

It can allow files to be downloaded to your PC and
executed.

PLEASE do not open ANY attachment with an extension ending
in

.PIF or .SCR

There are even examples of this worm hiding inside .ZIP
files too.

For more information read:

http://www.updatexp.com/sobig-worm-f.html

Kind Regards

Marc Liron
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