In connection with the numerous instances of infection caused by the latest modification of the Internet worm Klez (Klez.e), Kaspersky Labs has developed a free utility for detecting and deleting this malicious program. The utility can be downloaded at KL corporate site.
We remind users that the first Klez version appeared this past October. Today, Kaspersky Labs knows of five Klez modifications, with the latest version, Klez.e, posing the most serious threat to computer safety.
Klez.e sends itself via e-mail utilizing SMTP for sending messages. The subject of the e-mail is randomly chosen from the following variants:
Hi,
Hello,
Re:
Fw:
how are you
let's be friends
darling
don't drink too much
your password
honey
some questions
please try again
welcome to my hometown
the Garden of Eden
introduction on ADSL
meeting notice
questionnaire
congratulations
sos!
japanese girl VS playboy
look,my beautiful girl friend
eager to see you
spice girls' vocal concert
Japanese lass' sexy pictures
The body of an infected message is empty or contains a random text. ...
... A free utility for detecting and deleting Klez can be downloaded here. We also recommend temporarily not using the preview function in e-mail programs. [read more]
(link via dangerousmeta!)