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The email message, which is not from Microsoft, has the following characteristics:
From: Microsoft Corporation Security Center
Subject of email: Internet Security Update
Attachment: Q216309.exe. The attached file, Q216309.exe, is written
in Visual Basic; it contains other worm components inside itself.
When the attached file is executed, it creates a number of files which
allows the worm to spread using Outlook and SMTP, installs a Backdoor
Trojan to remotely access the infected system and creates a data file
to store email addresses.
Body: Microsoft Customer,
This is the latest version of security update, the update which eliminates
all known security vulnerabilities affecting Internet Explorer and MS
Outlook/Express as well as six new vulnerabilities.
How to install
Run attached file q216309.exe
How to use
You don't need to do anything after installing
this item
For further information on W32.Gibe@mm please visit:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.gibe@mm.html
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