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Dec 1st, 2008, 8:06pm
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   F variant of the Sobig worm
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F variant of the Sobig worm
« on: Aug 20th, 2003, 6:28pm »
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F variant of the Sobig worm.  
 
Sobig.F spreads rapidly via e-mail in a message that is easy to recognize, as it always has the following characteristics:  
 
Subject (one of the following):  
 
- Re: Thank you!  
- Thank you!  
- Your details    
- Re: Details  
- Re: Re: My details  
- Re: Approved    
- Re: Your application    
- Re: Wicked screensaver  
- Re: That movie  
 
Message (one of the following):  
 
- See the attached file for details    
- Please see the attached file for details.  
 
Attachments (one of the following):  
 
- document_all.pif    
- thank_you.pif    
- your_details.pif    
- details.pif document_9446.pif    
- application.pif  
- wicked_scr.scr  
- movie0045.pif    
 
It is important to highlight that Sobig.F can only infect computers if the user runs the file carrying the worm.
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Re: F variant of the Sobig worm
« Reply #1 on: Aug 21st, 2003, 12:23am »
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Re: F variant of the Sobig worm
« Reply #2 on: Aug 21st, 2003, 6:06pm »
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According to Messagelabs this is the biggest virus ever...
 
[url'http://www.messagelabs.com/news/virusnews/detail/default.asp?contentItem Id=528&region=america[/url]
 
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