The latest Bagle virus, the 43rd in the series has hit the street, and has apparently been flourishing.
The virus arrives in an email with a blank email subject and contains a zip file in which is a html file that when opened will use a flaw in Internet Explorer to automatically install its trojan payload. In an unusual twist (for Bagle at least) the trojan then downloads the actual virus code from remote servers before installing it. The virus then starts the usual process of spamming itself to every email it can find on the infected PC. It also attempts to shut-down your anti-virus application.
The body of the emails all relate in some way to the words “new price” in an effort to get people curious enough to open the file. As usual this virus is a Windows only problem, Mac and Linux users are unaffected. Read more about Bagle.AQ at Sophos.
Regards
Franki
