Email Worm Making Headlines, Contains Fake and Malicious PDF or WMV Links

Our security solution provider WatchGuard recently issued a medium severity alert regarding a new mass-mailing email worm. Generally called VBMania, the worm arrives with various subject lines including, “Here you have” and “Just for you,” and contains supposed links to PDF or WMV files, which actually link to malicious .SCR (screensaver) files. It spreads via the user’s email contacts and through network shares, and infects their computers with various malware, potentially stealing sensitive information.

In order to best avoid spreading this worm, be sure your network’s antivirus software is up-to-date and block .SCR files at your gateway. In addition, and as a general rule of thumb, never open unexpected attachments or click on unexpected web links from any source. Oftentimes, most modern viruses falsify the “From” field and can appear to come from friends, co-workers, or other trusted parties.

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References: WatchGuard’s LiveSecurity Update “Supposedly Wide-Spread Email Worm Making Headlines”