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New Email Worm Turns Back the Clock on Virus Attacks

There appears to be an actual email worm in circulation right now, using the tried-and-true infection method of sending malicious emails to all of the names in a user s email address book. The worm arrives via emails with the subject line Here You Have or something similar, and the messages contain a link to a site that will download a malicious file. The malware drops itself into the Windows directory with a file name CSRSS.EXE, which is identical to a legitimate Windows file.

Source: https://threatpost.com/new-email-worm-turns-back-clock-virus-attacks-090910/74447/

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