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Happy New Year email messages - avoid all attachments or links

F-Secure has move to medium risk for the new Luder worm circulating.  Several new versions are circulating with different messages also.

Happy New Year email messages - avoid all attachments or links
http://www.incidents.org/diary.php?storyid=1988
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122006.html#00001063
http://www.f-secure.com/weblog/archives/archive-122006.html#00001065
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM%5FNUWAR%2EBH


Subject Line Examples
Annual Fun Forecast!
Baby New Year!
Best Wishes For A Happy New Year!
Fun 2007!
Fun Filled New Year!
Happiness And Continued Success!
Happiness And Success!
Happiness In Everything!
Happy 2007!
Happy New Year!
Happy Times And Happy Memories!
May Your Dreams Come True!
New Hopes And New Beginnings!
New Year... Happy Year!
Promises Of Happy Times!
Raising A Toast To Happy Times!
Scale Greater Heights!
Sparkling Happiness And Good Times!
Warm New Year Hug!
Warmest Wishes For New Year!
Welcome 2007!
Wish You Smiles And Good Cheer!
Wishing You Happiness!
Wishing You Happy New Year!


Attachment Examples
postcard.exe
Postcard.exe
greeting card.exe
Greeting Card.exe
greeting postcard.exe
Greeting Postcard.exe

Comments

Harry Waldron - Microsoft MVP Blog said:

F-Secure has declared MEDIUM RISK for the new Luder worm, which is disquised as a "Happy New Year" greeting

# January 2, 2007 8:42 AM