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There has been a recent surge in Email SPAM containing the Trojan.Peacomm Virus (also know as the Storm Trojan). This Virus comes as a attachment. Trojan.Peacomm is a Password-Protected Zip file, and, when opened, will install a Trojan Virus that will install itself as a System Driver and download and install malicious programs from various other computers on the Internet.

The Subjects of these emails are usually similar to these, but may change:

• Worm Detected!
• [UNABLE TO SCAN] Worm Detected!
• [WARNING – ENCRYPTED ATTACHMENT NOT VIRUS SCANNED] Virus Alert!
• [WARNING – ENCRYPTED ATTACHMENT NOT VIRUS SCANNED] Worm Detected!
• Worm Detected!
• Undeliverable: Virus Det
• [ATTENTION – NON TRAIT? PAR ANTIVIRUS — WARNING – NOT VIRUS SCANNED]%s
• Virus Detected!ected!
• Virus Activity Detected!
• ATTN!
• Spyware Alert!
• Spyware Detected!
• Warning!
• Trojan Alert!
• Trojan Detected!
• Worm Activity Detected!
• Virus Alert!

The emails may be from the following names, but they may change:

• Abuse Team
• Customer Support Center
• Customer Support Center Robot
• Customer Support
• Customer Support Robot

You can read Symantec’s Security Response here:

http://www.symantec.com/outbreak/spam-attack-zipped-trojan.html

So, keep your Virus Definitions up-to-date and don’t open any emails/attachments if you can’t confirm you know who sent it. If the email looks suspicious, DON’T OPEN IT! 😛

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