RE: klez variant??

From: James C Slora Jr (Jim.Sloraat_private)
Date: Fri Jan 31 2003 - 13:10:20 PST

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    Maybe Sadhound
    
    http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/backdoor.sadhound.html
    http://www.messagelabs.com/viruseye/report.asp?id=130
    (read both - they have very different perspectives on this malware)
    
    This had a big outbreak stopped in the Netherlands a few days ago, but it is
    reportedly still being sent around. It is supposedly not a worm, but is sent
    manually - the intruder sends it in the guise of spam.
    
    Senders of the trojan are using triple extensions, which bypass many file
    extension filters and Outlook internal protection features. Sadhound was not
    picked up by Symantec until today so it could easily have bypassed your AV
    protection. I have not checked other vendors for the status of their
    protection.
    
    Just a guess. HTH.
    
    - Jim
    
    
    -----Original Message-----
    From: Peter Snell [mailto:PSnellat_private]
    Sent: Thursday, January 30, 2003 13:11
    To: Incidentsat_private
    Subject: klez variant??
    
    
    Over the past 2 days, we have been seeing a resurgence of Klez type
    activity.  However, this appears to be getting past our a/v software.  The
    symptoms we see are:
    
    - spoofed email address
    - unusual subject
    - no body
    - attachments with .scr, .bat, .exe, .jpg extensions (there may be others,
    but this is what we've examined so far)
    - when the email is opened, even in preview pane, it launches Media Player
    but is unable to find the specified file.
    
    Has anyone else seen this type of activity lately, or have any thoughts on
    this?
    
    Thanks,
    
    Peter
    
    
    Peter Snell, MCP
    LAN Admin
    Daymon Associates
    * (210) 299-8164
    * psnellat_private
    
    
    
    
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