RE: Suspect 'advisory' from someone claiming to be from Microsoft (was Fwd: Internet Security Update)

From: Alex Arndt (aarndtat_private)
Date: Mon Mar 11 2002 - 14:41:28 PST

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    From: Marlon Borba
    Sent: Sunday, March 10, 2002 1:37 PM
    To: bugtraqat_private
    Subject: Suspect 'advisory' from someone claiming to be from Microsoft
    (was Fwd: Internet Security Update)
    
    <snip>
    
    Be careful with fake 'advisories' like this, specially if they come
    with an '.exe' attached.
    
    Cheers,
    
    Marlon.
    
    <snip forwarded mail>
    
    Indeed folks should be careful - this would be the result of the
    mass-mail vector propagated by W32/Gibe@MM-infected systems.
    
    This virus (which incidentally drops a Trojan backdoor when it is
    activated) was identified by the various AV vendors last week.
    
    NAI - http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99377.htm
    Symantec - http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.gibeat_private
    Sophos - http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32gibea.html
    F-Secure - http://www.europe.f-secure.com/v-descs/gibe.shtml
    Others -
    http://www.google.ca/search?q=W32%2FGibe@MM&hl=en&btnG=Google+Search&meta=
    
    Alex Arndt, GCIA
    
    "Within all order is the potential for chaos..."
    



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