Potential virus going around

[Scott]

I got this in the mail today. I though it was from myself but it was from an AOL account.

From: "Rscotth" <rscotth45@aol.com> [Add to Address Book] [View Source]
To: "Rscotth" <rscotth45@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:05:33 +0000


This message has been processed by Brightmail(r) Anti-Virus using
Symantec's AntiVirus Technology.

123456.exe was infected with the malicious virus Trojan.Tooso.F and has been
deleted because the file cannot be cleaned.


For more information on anti-virus tips and technology, visit
http://www.brightmail.com/antivirus .

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From: "Rscotth" <rscotth45@aol.com> [ Save Address ]
To: "Rscotth" <rscotth45@comcast.net>
Date: Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:02:55 +0000






(Attachments successfully scanned for viruses.)

Attachment 1: Verses.rar (application/octet-stream)

[snoopdog]

I wonder how it spreads if it does not mail itself out.

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/av ... oso.f.html

[Scott]

I'm not sure. The virus protection on Comcast caught it and I the computer I checked it on doesn't have a e-mail program. I also have no addresses stored on Comcast. The strange thing to me was that it had my e-mail address except at an AOL account so I might have opened it if I didn't see the warning before hand.

[snoopdog]

Virus's are getting really creative of going after a persons trust, as in going through a person address book and spoofing the source from a "trusted" source.