Virus Alert from Trend Micro: Medium Risk Assessment on TROJ_NAKEDWIFE.Business Editors & High-Tech Writers CUPERTINO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 6, 2001 Outlook Mass-Mailing Virus is In-the-Wild; Updated Protection Being Made Available, Free Online Virus Scanner See antivirus program. Detects/Removes Trojan Worm Virus Trend Micro Inc. (Nasdaq:TMIC TMIC Trend Micro Inc. (stock symbol) TMIC Top Mount Intercooler (automotive turbo systems) TMIC Traffic Management and Information Centre TMIC Training Management Information Center )(TSE See Tokyo Stock Exchange. TSE 1. See Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE). 2. See Toronto Stock Exchange (TSE). :4704), is warning computer users of a potentially fast spreading Trojan virus See Trojan. known as "NAKEDWIFE". This destructive Trojan is a mass-mailing worm that uses Outlook to email itself as an attachment and deletes a variety of files in the Windows and system directories. Protection is being posted to Trend Micro's Web site as pattern file No. 859. Concerned computer users can use Trend Micro's free online virus scanner, HouseCall(TM) to detect this threat. A sample of the email is as follows: Subject: Fw: Naked Wife Body: My wife never look like that!;-) Best Regards, (sender) Attachment: NakedWife.exe When the EXE file (EXEcutable file) Pronounced "ex-ee file." The name given to a program in machine language that is ready to run in DOS, Windows, OS/2 and VMS. The name comes from the .EXE extension at the end of the program name; for example: XYZ.EXE. is executed, the Trojan displays a message box titled "Flash", with an image and then displays a message box saying, "You're are now F!@$ED" (c) 2001 by BGK BGK Bhatnagar-Gross-Krook (kinetic-theory model for reactive collisions) BGK Bornholms Golf Klub BGK Beyonce Giselle Knowles (entertainer) (Bill Gates (person) Bill Gates - William Henry Gates III, Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft, which he co-founded in 1975 with Paul Allen. In 1994 Gates is a billionaire, worth $9.35b and Microsoft is worth about $27b. Killer). "There's no new technology being employed here, just effective social engineering I'm sad to say," said David Perry, Global Education Director for Trend Micro. "Users really need to learn to think twice before clicking on attachments." Recommendations for Protection TrendLabs(TM), Trend Micro's global antivirus research and support center, recommends customers update to pattern file No. 858 to detect and remove this trojan. Pattern file No. 859 is being made available for download from Trend Micro's Web site at: www.antivirus.com. Trend Micro's content filtering products, eManager for InterScan VirusWall and ScanMail for Exchange, can also be used to filter out the virus by its file name, subject line, or message text. Trend Micro recommends that all computer users exercise caution while opening email attachments. Virus detection and reporting tools: -- Desktop users can scan their computers for free for suspected viruses with Trend Micro's HouseCall, a free online scanning service, found at http://housecall.antivirus.co m. -- To monitor activity and travel patterns of viruses worldwide, in real time, visit Trend Micro's World Virus Tracking Center (WTC) at http://wtc.trendmicro.com. -- To submit suspected virus files to Trend Micro for analysis, please email the Virus Team at virus_doctor@trendmicro.com. Tracking occurrences or new variants will allow Trend Micro to better serve the IT community. For more information on TROJ_NAKEDWIFE, please visit www.antivirus.com About TrendLabs TrendLabs, Trend Micro's global antivirus research and support centers located on three continents, with a team of more than 250 researchers and engineers, operates around the clock, ensuring that all Trend Micro customers anywhere in the world are covered by 24x7 service and support. TrendLabs is one of the first facilities of its kind to receive ISO (1) See ISO speed. (2) (International Organization for Standardization, Geneva, Switzerland, www.iso.ch) An organization that sets international standards, founded in 1946. The U.S. member body is ANSI. 9002 certification from the International Organization for Standardization International Organization for Standardization (ISO) Organization for determining standards in most technical and nontechnical fields. Founded in Geneva in 1947, its membership includes more than 100 countries. . About Trend Micro Trend Micro, Inc. is a leader in network antivirus and Internet content security software and services. The Tokyo-based corporation has its North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. headquarters in Cupertino, Calif., and business units worldwide. Trend Micro products are sold directly, through corporate, value-added resellers and managed service providers. For additional information and evaluation copies of all Trend Micro products, visit http://www.antivirus.com. |
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