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An
automated attack that had been set for Friday at noon California time
was thwarted by government and security industry experts before it could
take control of some 100,000 infected computers and possibly cripple the
Internet.
Sobig.F
was released last Monday on a sex-oriented Internet discussion group,
infecting computers when users clicked on what appeared to be nude pictures,
experts from several security companies who had seen the site said.
"Prior
versions of Sobig.F -- the F is the sixth variation of the Sobig virus
that first began appearing in January -- appeared to test different means
of self-replication, with each of the six versions becoming more sophisticated"
The
virus spreads when unsuspecting computer users open file attachments in
e-mails that contain familiar headings like "Thank You!," and "Re: Details."
Once
the file is opened, Sobig.F resends itself to e-mail addresses from the
infected computer and signs the e-mail using a random name and address
from the computer's address book.
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