Worm poses as Internet Explorer 7 beta download
A convincing email supposedly from Microsoft, inviting users to download a beta version Internet Explorer 7.0, actually links to a worm, warns security research Sophos. The email claims to come from admin@microsoft.comThis email address is being protected from spam bots, you need Javascript enabled to view it and has the subject line "Internet Explorer 7 Downloads". Rather than containing an infected attachment, the email contains an image linking to a file called ie7.0.exe which is infected by the W32/Grum-A worm.
"Worms like this are only succeeding in spreading because so many people have still not learnt to be suspicious of unsolicited emails, even if they claim to come from well-known companies like Microsoft," said Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos.
