Sober-F email worm spreading via email.(Virus Notes)(Brief Article)

Sophos have warned computer users to be on their guard against a new variant of the Sober email worm which has been sighted in the wild.

The W32/Sober-F worm was spotted spreading via email systems using a variety of subject lines including "Oh my God", "Hi, it's me", 'Well, surprise?!" and "Bad Gateway". Users who launch the attached file invoke the virus, which harvests email addresses it finds on the computers hard drive. The worm then forwards itself onto the list of email addresses it has discovered, sending itself in the form of a German language message if it de