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We All Knew It Was Coming: A Michael Jackson Mass Mailing Worm – Symantec Security Blogs
We All Knew It Was Coming: A Michael Jackson Mass Mailing Worm
Symantec Security Response
June 30th, 2009
Filed under: Endpoint Protection (AntiVirus), Malicious Code, Spam, Security, Security Response
Symantec Security Response has discovered a mass-mailing worm using Michael Jackson's death as a bait. The worm sends out spam emails with the subject “Remembering Michael Jackson” and an attachment named “Michael songs and pictures.zip.” The .zip file contains another file called “MichaelJacksonsongsandpictures.doc.exe,” which is a copy of the worm that is executed on the user’s machine when the file is opened.
Symantec has detection for this worm as W32.Ackantta.F@mm. It is important to keep in mind that W32.Ackantta.F@mm spreads not only through email, but also via removable drives using autorun.inf.
Below is a snapshot of the email that W32.Ackantta.F@mm sends out:
Filed under: Security and Anti-Virus, Spam\Phishing