Another Worm Targets Anti-Spam Sites

kevinvee writes "Yahoo! is reporting about the next battle of Spam Houses versus Spamhauses. This time, its W32/Mimail-L receiving the attention. "It's the third Mimail variation to come after us, except this one is trying to do more," said Steve Linford, founder of The Spamhaus Project. Apparently this reincarnation comes as an attachment offering naked photographs. Once infected, a follow-up e-mail is sent to the user stating that a CD containing child pornography will be delivered to their postal address. "These guys write trojan (viruses), they carry out DDOS attacks and they get their money through selling stolen credit cards and spamming," Linford said."

Comments

They should've known better

[fred_sanford]

The virus is sent as an attachment to a anti-spamming company yet they open the attachment anyway and get infected? I'm just as against spam and viruses as the next person but you figure a tech-savvy company that's supposed to stop unwanted e-mail would be more cautious in opening attachments.

Re:Sue the software companies

[cbreaker]

Because we can't tax the spammers.

I don't get it

[Dredd2Kad]

I don't get the whole point of SPAM. Out of curiosity, have you ever visited any of the websites the SPAM maikls refer you to, so you can buy your viagra, insurance, credit cards or whatever..... Many of them don't even work. They flood the system with junk mail, hoping to make a sale...and they can't even make the sale because more often than not, the point of sale they refer you to is broken. It is so stupid... And what pisses me off the most is I still have to drive to the drug stores Mexico to get my drugs!! Damn them for getting my hopes up! Damn them all to hell!! hehe... ;)

MOD PARENT UP.

[Malcontent]

This project deserves more visibility.