ESB-2001.101

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Published:
06 March 2001
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             AUSCERT External Security Bulletin Redistribution

                  ESB-2001.101 -- Trend Micro Virus Alert
                              TROJ_NAKEDWIFE
                               7 March 2001

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        AusCERT Security Bulletin Summary
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Product:                MS Outlook
Operating System:       Windows
Impact:                 Execute Arbitrary Code/Commands
                        Delete Arbitrary Files

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Virus Name: TROJ_NAKEDWIFE
Alert: Medium

TROJ_NAKEDWIFE, a new Trojan is currently in the wild and is spreading rapidly. 
Upon execution, this Trojan deletes all DLL, INI, EXE, BMP and COM files in 
the Windows and system directories. It propagates via MS Outlook, by sending 
out an email to every email address listed in the infected user's address book. 
A sample of this email is as follows:

Subject: FW: Naked Wife
Message Body: > My wife never look like that :)
Best Regards,
<Sender>
Attachment: NakedWife.exe

Trend advises all users to exercise caution when opening unsolicited 
attachments. Pattern file #859, which detects this Trojan, will be available 
shortly at http://www.antivirus.com/download 

For further information regarding TROJ_NAKEDWIFE, please go to 
http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo

For a free online virus scan, please go to http://housecall.antivirus.com

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