Virus Advisory - VBS/Numgame@MM Last Updated 02/15/02
On 2/14/02, NAI reported a new virus VBS/Numgame@MM, but does not report it to be found in the wild. TrendMicro reports that it has been seen in the wild, and rates it a medium risk. NAI will detect the virus as New Script if heuristic scanning is enabled.
The virus arrives as an email attachment to a message with:
Subject: Are you (recipients name) my valentine?
(recipients name) my valentine, remember me? I ain't seen you in ages! Anyway, check-out and play the attached guess-the-number-game to guess who I am. See you soon, bye-bye!
Attachment: GuessGame.html (21,194 bytes)
When the attachment is executed the virus prompts to install ActiveX controls, and then installs itself. It sends itself to all email addresses in Outlook address book(s).
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