Soccer fans beware: Virus a click away
It's the oldest trick in the virus writer's handbook.
Promise free stuff and they will click.
Around the world, and especially in Europe, soccer fans are falling for an e-mail promise of free tickets to the 2006 World Cup finals in Berlin, Germany.
The computer worm, known as Sober-N, was identified on Monday, and has been spreading dramatically.
"Essentially, it is doing classic social engineering," said Gregg Mastoras, a senior security analyst at the anti-virus company Sophos.
Sober-N is spreading in both English and German, with the German version disguised as a successful confirmation of a ticket order to the 2006 World Cup, among the biggest sporting events in the world. Computer users are asked to click on an attachment for more information. The English version is not soccer related, instead it implies that there is some problem with the user's e-mail that needs to be addressed, by clicking the attachment.
