Worm Mimics Familiar E-Mail Addresses

A new worm called Netsky.B emerged on the Internet, spreading by mimicking familiar e-mail addresses and enticing users to open file attachments containing malicious software, security experts said.

The worm, once activated, forwards itself to e-mail addresses found on an infected computer’s hard drive.

Netsky.B usually appears as e-mail from a familiar person with an attachment that seems to be a Microsoft Word document with the words “read it immediately” or “something for you,” making it hard to identify.

From Reuters