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Storm Worm exploits Mideast tensions
Published: 2007-04-09

The misnamed Storm Worm--in reality a Trojan horse program spammed out
by attackers' bot nets--needs a trusting victim to open the attached
file in order to infect the user's system. The subject lines of the
e-mail messages that carry the program as an attachment use the tensions
in the Middle East to convince users to open the file. Subject lines
include "USA Just Have Started World War III," "Missle Strike: The USA
kills more then 20000 Iranian citizens," "Israel Just Have Started World
War III," and "USA Missile Strike: Iran War just have started,"
according to antivirus vendors.

http://www.securityfocus.com/brief/478?ref=rss