Another VB Script Worm --
VBS_POTOK.A
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VBS_POTOK.A
is a destructive mass-mailing worm that affects Windows 2000/NT
users only.
It is in the wild and propagates via Microsoft Outlook by emailing
a copy of
itself to the first 50 addresses listed in an infected user's address
book.
A sample of the email is as follows:
Subject: New Generation of
drivers.
Body: Microsoft has published new driver for all types Video Cards,
compatible
with Windows 95/98/NT/2000/XP. You can read about it in
attachment document. Best
wishes Microsoft.
Attachment:
DRIVER.DOC.VBS
The worm may also create a new account with
Administrator privileges on the
infected system, thereby compromising
network security.
For more information about VBS_POTOK.A, visit
Trend Micro at:
http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=VBS_POTOK.A
Later,
SD
