A new version of the Zafi e-mail worm is capable of spreading malicious code that is now spreading through e-mail greetings, according to security companies.
This Zafi.D is a worm that is capable of spreading massively through e-mail, it hides in a zip file attached to an email titled & quot; Merry Christmas & quot ;. But obviously this is not a Christmas gift, as the user opens the e-mail will spread the worm attack and the system running Windows. According to McAfee, Sophos and Computer Associates International (CA), the latest anti-virus updates can eliminate the worm.
This "Christmas gift" is also often titled "Happy Hollydays". and the sender is "Jaime".
Stefan Ribaudo, director of eTrust Security Management's branch, said CA researchers have collected about 100 samples from the Zafi.D worm since it appeared on Tuesday morning.
Vincent Gullotto, vice president of McAfee, said that McAfee had collected about 50 samples of the worm, mostly from computers in Europe. Both security companies on the Zafi.D class is dangerous in the category of "average".
Like most worms that are capable of spreading e-mail, Zafi.D will change the configuration settings of Windows-based computers, which can disable security software and collect E-mail addresses in infected computers. After collecting the e-mail addresses on the computer, Zafi.D will use a simple mail transfer protocol (SMTP) to send copies of itself to the collected e-mail addresses.
This worm is much more likely to spread than previous versions because its appearance at the moment is quite sensitive and easy to human because it is Christmas.
Anti-virus experts advise e-mail users to update their anti-virus software as soon as possible to prevent the spread of Zafi.D and avoid opening files with unknown Christmas backgrounds. .
