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By Mary Landesman, About.com Guide to Antivirus Software since 2000

Sober worms cause headache

Monday December 22, 2003
Two new variants of the Sober worm began spreading in Europe over the weekend and security experts fear this may mean a headache for the rest of the world in coming days. Sober.B and Sober.C, like their predecessor Sober.A, compose email in either English or German languages, depending on the user's domain. The two latest variants make it appear as if some of the attachments were actually websites when in fact they are malicious .COM files.
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