> its made to look like a bounced message with a zip file attached titled
> readme.zip
>
> " The message contains Unicode characters.......

I got that, but doc.zip, from somebody at aol.com or washington.edu
Went in the bin

Apparently it's a SoBig variant, made the 8pm radio news here. Two
payloads - one to forward the virus and one to enable remote access

I read somewhere today that they're doing some little shit's legs
for starting the last big scare

=======================================

New virus assaults users
Tuesday, 27 January 2004

A new computer virus may be opening up victims' computers to
remote access; users warned to update virus protection

The new virus was discovered this morning, but has already been
mass-mailed to hundreds of thousands of people around the world.

Security Software manufacturer Network Associates describes the
outbreak as 'high risk'.

The virus is a variant on one that is already well known, but includes
a package which experts believe could give the virus creators a 'back
door' into your system, allowing remote access to your private files.

It comes in an e-mail disguised as an error message, and says
something like "The message contains Unicode characters and
has been sent as a binary attachment."

Network Associates' Technical Support Manager Anthony Panuccio
says the virus effects are already being noticed as e-mail systems
start to slow down.

He says researchers are currently working to discover how the virus
works, and what it actually does to a victim's computer.

The firm says it received nearly 20,000 e-mails in one hour bearing the
virus.

Mr Panuccio says up-to-date virus protection will stop the virus going
any further.

He says if you ever receive an unexpected e-mail - even from
someone that you know - you should never open any attachment

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