Mass mailing worm infects Mario
Security firm Sophos reports that a mass mailing email worm is doing the rounds carrying the W32/Romario-A variant.
As is always the case with these security alerts, the email plays off the recent popularity of Nintendo gaming platforms the Wii and DS. The attempt is to socially engineer the reader into clicking on a link to play a classic Mario game.
Once clicked the link does indeed launch a game containing the moustachioed, pint-sized, overall lover.
But, in the background more sinister code is at work as the worm is installed.
