SecurityFocus VIRUS News: New Internet virus spreading fast
The “Bagle” or “Beagle” worm arrives in an e-mail with the subject “hi” and the word “test” in the message body. If the accompanying attachment is executed, the worm is unleashed and tries to send itself to all e-mails listed in the user’s address book. Sometimes the attachment is designed to look like a Microsoft calculator, said David Perry, spokesman for antivirus software firm Trend Micro Inc. The virus only affects machines running Microsoft Windows operating systems.
Outlook users beware, again… They predict this one to hit hard.