matthewholdsworth Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 hi folks just a friendly warningits hit sheffield uni in the following formatOver the weekend the majority of University email addresses received an email from J.Hope@yale.edu, joseph@yale.edu or possibly some other similar address. The subject line was 'Photo approval needed' or 'Campus Life Article' and carries an attachment called 'Photo and Article.zip'.This is a virus that will install a backdoor way into your Windows PC if the attachment is opened and the .exe file is run. Do not open this email, but instead delete it.The University mailhubs are now blocking new mails carrying this virus.anyway thought i'd let you know, ive searched online about it and it sees to take a similar format of saying file/picture approval, mainly from company addresses (being a uni i think they just changed it to yale).hope this helpscheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 I think you'd have to be pretty stupid to open an attachment from someone you don't know that contains a zip file and once extracted it turns out not to be pictures at all but an executable file, so u think "what the hell, i'll just see what it is "If your that stupid you deserve to get it, unless its a really nasty one.. i don't think anyone deserves the hassle they give out.Cheers for the intel though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
munkee Posted January 30, 2006 Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 Here at loughborough:There are two viruses going the rounds. You will be protected if you have the latest anti-virus that file 4684. For further details see http://www.lboro.ac.uk/computing/hallnet/v.../versionxp.html Nyxem / My Wife =============== The BBC has a news item http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/4661582.stm warning of this virus designed to delete files. Brepibot variant ================ A new bot (a Brepibot variant) is being actively spammed. In the last couple of hours we received several samples of the bot: Photo and Article.exe Transaction and Billing Services.exe.1 photo+article.exe This bot is working the heavily the social engineering side and playing on the emotions of its targets. One targets a person's ego and the other is targeting people for their sympathy / empathy. Here are some of the subjects that we have seen: Photo and Article Campus Student Raped Do you recognise this person? CCTV still of Rapist Rape on Campus Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
matthewholdsworth Posted January 30, 2006 Author Report Share Posted January 30, 2006 kris, at uni you get countless emails from people you dont know, saying things of random importance/interest. and for people who arent computer genii (my housemate) how are they to know about the whole exectuable file malarky, she even emailed this person back sayin the file wouldnt open!no one deserves a virus! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krisboats Posted January 31, 2006 Report Share Posted January 31, 2006 kris, at uni you get countless emails from people you dont know, saying things of random importance/interest. and for people who arent computer genii (my housemate) how are they to know about the whole exectuable file malarky, she even emailed this person back sayin the file wouldnt open!no one deserves a virus!Even my nan and grandad know that its a pretty bad idea to open an attachment from someone they don't know. And they scan every attachment before opening it even if its from someone they do know. It's not exactly rocket science is it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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