Symantec WARNS of a computer worm: W32.Frethem.K@mm

SINGAPORE -- July 17, 2002 --

Date:	July 16, 2002
Name:	W32.Frethem.K@mm which is a variant of the worm W32.Frethem.B@mm(discovered June 3, 2002)
Threat Assessment:	Level 3 (moderate)
Description	The worm uses its own SMTP  engine to send itself to email addresses that it finds in the Microsoft Windows Address Book and in .dbx, .wab, .mbx, .eml, and .mdb files. The email message arrives with the following characteristics: Subject:    Re:  Your password! Attachments:      Decrypt-password.exe and Password.txt Message: ATTENTION! You can access very important information by this password DO NOT SAVE password to disk use your mind now press cancel Attachments: Decrypt-password.exe Password.txt
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