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erehwon · 03-04-2004, 05:31 AM

This version is Bagle.J

http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1542021,00.asp

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Like its predecessors, this version relies heavily on social engineering to entice recipients into opening the e-mail and infected attachment. The subject line of the worm-laden e-mail varies, but is typically one of the following:

E-mail account security warning
Notify about using the e-mail account
Warning about your e-mail account
Important notify about your e-mail account
Email account utilization warning
Notify about your e-mail account utilization
E-mail account disabling warning

The sending address is spoofed to make it appear as if the message is from someone in the recipient's domain. Some of the sending addresses include [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected], where "domain.com" is the recipient's own domain.

The name of the attachment carrying Bagle.J also varies, and the file itself can be an executable, a .PIF or a ZIP archive, according to NAI, based in Santa Clara, Calif.

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03-04-2004, 05:31 AM
erehwon Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: A secure undisclosed location... Posts: 3,759	This version is Bagle.J http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1542021,00.asp [...] Like its predecessors, this version relies heavily on social engineering to entice recipients into opening the e-mail and infected attachment. The subject line of the worm-laden e-mail varies, but is typically one of the following: E-mail account security warning Notify about using the e-mail account Warning about your e-mail account Important notify about your e-mail account Email account utilization warning Notify about your e-mail account utilization E-mail account disabling warning The sending address is spoofed to make it appear as if the message is from someone in the recipient's domain. Some of the sending addresses include [email protected], [email protected] and [email protected], where "domain.com" is the recipient's own domain. The name of the attachment carrying Bagle.J also varies, and the file itself can be an executable, a .PIF or a ZIP archive, according to NAI, based in Santa Clara, Calif. [...] __________________ Money NEVER $leep$...