New E-Mail Virus Warning - Palyh.A
Posted: 19th May, 2003 By: MarkJ
Popular anti-virus firm Central Command has issued another online e-mail virus (worm) warning, this time for an infection known as Palyh.A. First detected yesterday, it infects MS Windows systems and replicates itself to those in your address book:
Worm/Palyh.A is an Internet worm that spreads through e-mail by using addresses it collects in the files with the following extensions, .dbx, .eml, .htm, .html, .txt, and .wab.
The worm may arrive in via email in the following format:
From: [email protected]
Subject: (it will contain one of the following)
- Your Password
- Screensaver
- Re: Movie
- Your details
- Approved (Ref: 38446-263)
- Re: Approved (Ref: 3394-65467)
- Cool screensaver
- Re: My details
- Re: My application
- Re: Movie
Attachment: (it will contain one of the following)
- movie28.pif
- application.pif
- ref-394755.pif
- approved.pif
- doc_details.pif
- your_details.pif
- screen_temp.pif
- screen_doc.pif
- password.pif
If executed, the worm copies itself in the \windows\ directory under the filename "mscon32.exe".
Worm/Palyh.A is an Internet worm that spreads through e-mail by using addresses it collects in the files with the following extensions, .dbx, .eml, .htm, .html, .txt, and .wab.
The worm may arrive in via email in the following format:
From: [email protected]
Subject: (it will contain one of the following)
- Your Password
- Screensaver
- Re: Movie
- Your details
- Approved (Ref: 38446-263)
- Re: Approved (Ref: 3394-65467)
- Cool screensaver
- Re: My details
- Re: My application
- Re: Movie
Attachment: (it will contain one of the following)
- movie28.pif
- application.pif
- ref-394755.pif
- approved.pif
- doc_details.pif
- your_details.pif
- screen_temp.pif
- screen_doc.pif
- password.pif
If executed, the worm copies itself in the \windows\ directory under the filename "mscon32.exe".
Latest UK ISP News
Cheap BIG ISPs for 100Mbps+
150,000+ Customers | View More ISPs
Cheapest ISPs for 100Mbps+
Modest Availability | View More ISPs
Latest UK ISP News
Cheapest ISPs for 100Mbps+
Large Availability | View All
Helpful ISP Guides and Tips
Sponsored Links
The Top 15 Category Tags
- FTTP (7192)
- BT (4010)
- Politics (3235)
- Business (2948)
- Openreach (2802)
- Mobile Broadband (2658)
- Building Digital UK (2592)
- 4G (2248)
- Statistics (2245)
- FTTC (2168)
- Virgin Media (2153)
- 5G (1920)
- Ofcom Regulation (1874)
- Fibre Optic (1669)
- Wireless Internet (1646)
Sponsored
Copyright © 1999 to Present - ISPreview.co.uk - All Rights Reserved - Terms , Privacy and Cookie Policy , Links , Website Rules