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RE: New virus? terror_uk...?


From: Alex Eckelberry <AlexE () sunbelt-software com>
Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 18:26:44 -0400

Feel free to submit it to our sandbox
http://research.sunbelt-software.com/Submit.aspx as well as
virustotal.com for an analysis.  

-----Original Message-----
From: funsec-bounces () linuxbox org [mailto:funsec-bounces () linuxbox org]
On Behalf Of Gregory Hicks
Sent: Tuesday, August 22, 2006 5:43 PM
To: funsec () linuxbox org
Subject: [funsec] New virus? terror_uk...?

Greetings:

One of my users received an email today that was attached with a .ZIP
file containing terror_uk.exe.  This was not picked up by any virus or
spam filter.

Message said:


====================================================================
Subject:  New acts of terrorism in United Kingdom!

Body:   Today the Scotland Yard has informed on  set  of new acts of
terrorism in London and Edinburgh!  You can learn the detailed
information in the attached file!

====================================================================

Has anyone else seen this recently?

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I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes.  I will surely
learn a great deal today.

"A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for
lunch.  Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the
decision." - Benjamin Franklin

"The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be
properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton

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