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Crowt.A virus Grabs CNN Headlines to Entice Victims
http://www.crit.org/articles/7/1/Crowt.A-virus-Grabs-CNN-Headlines-to-Entice-Victims
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By Crit [dot] Org
Published on 01/30/2005
 

This new virus is reportedly utilizing the latest CNN headlines to make its email subject lines appear more legitimate.

The attachment with the email, when executed will install a back door Trojan and a keystroke logger could also snare a victim's log-in information.

 

Sophos who has identified the virus is classifying it as a worm.

This is not the first worm to use the concept of dynamic content to appear legitimate.


http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/w32crowta.html