A
new worm is spreading over the internet using a variety of social
engineering techniques, including pretending to be a legal summons or
offering pictures of
Paris
Hilton. The virus called
Bagle-DO spreads in emails with subject lines such as 'Pay your debts
before we come to you', 'Call to your lawer [sic] immidiately [sic]',
'Lawsuit against you,' and 'We wait your response'. The emails urge the
recipient to open the attached file, which can be called 'lawsuit.exe',
'explanation.exe' or 'documents.exe'.
If executed the worm installs itself
on the PC and looks for other computers to infect. If the computer is
running peer-to-peer software, it will install itself in the Shared Folder
file claiming to be nude pictures of actress Kate Beckinsale, socialite
Paris Hilton or pop starlet Britney Spears.