Suclove.A - LoveLetter like virus emerges

BleepingComputer.com: Suclove.A - LoveLetter like virus emerges

Welcome to BleepingComputer, a free community where people like yourself come together to discuss and learn how to use their computers. Using the site is easy and fun. As a guest, you can browse and view the various discussions in the forums, but can not create a new topic or reply to an existing one unless you are logged in. Other benefits of registering an account are subscribing to topics and forums, creating a blog, and having no ads shown anywhere on the site.

Click here to Register a free account now! or read our Welcome Guide to learn how to use this site.

Page 1 of 1

You cannot start a new topic
You cannot reply to this topic

Suclove.A - LoveLetter like virus emerges

#1 harrywaldron

Security Reporter

Group: Members
Posts: 509
Joined: 10-April 04
Gender:Male
Location:Roanoke, Virginia

Posted 27 September 2005 - 12:31 PM

A new virus ressembling the social engineering approach of the Love Letter virus in May 2000 has emerged. This one is easy to block and more of a threat to home users.

McAfee information
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_136187.htm

Trend and Symantec information
http://secunia.com/virus_information/21881/suclove.a/

Payload: Opens a back door that allows a remote attacker to have unauthorized access to the compromised computer.

Large scale e-mailing: Uses MS Outlook to send a copy of the worm to all users in the Outlook address book.

Degrades performance: Creates a mass-mailing of itself, which may impact performance.

Releases confidential info: Attempts to steal confidential system information.

EMAIL TO AVOID

Quote

Subject: Love, for Forgiveness :->
Body: I love u please forgive me!...
Attachment: LoveLetter.doc.exe

Subject: Read my letter for you
Body: this was created from the deep inside my heart.
Attachment: LoveLetter.doc.exe

Microsoft Security Journal