02.02.06
Nyxem worm uses social engineering to trash files
Rearing its ugly head in January was the Nyxem worm, also known as Blackdoom, Tearec, Kama Sutra, and Win32/Mywife.E@mm or W32.Blackmal.E@mm. The mass-mailing worm requires users to click on a link or open a file attached to an email to become active. According to a report from US-CERT, the worm targets Windows systems that hide file extensions. The worm’s icon is disguised to make it appear to be a WinZip file. Those who are disseminating the worm attempt to trick people into opening the file by telling recipients it contains free pornographic images.
The worm is disseminated through e-mails that contain subject lines such as “school girl fantasies gone bad”, “the best videoclip ever,” or “Miss Lebanon 2006.”
Once the worm has been launched, the code may do several things. Read the rest of this entry »