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Netsky.P email characteristics
Email characteristics

By Mary Landesman, About.com

Mar 23 2004
The Netsky.P email is composed from the following:

Subject:
Stolen document
Re:Hello
Mail Delivery ( failure sender address )
Private document
Re:Notify
Re:document
Re:Extended Mail System
Re:Proctected Mail System
Re:Question
Private document
Postcard

Message body:
I found this document about you.
I have attached it to this mail.
Waiting for authentification.
Please confirm!
Protected message is available
Do not visit this illegal websites!
Here is my phone number.
I cannot believe that.
Your file is attached.
For further details see that attachment.
Congratulations!, your best friend.
Greetings from france, your friend.
If the message will not displayed automatically, follow the link to read the delivered message. Received message is available at: (forged web link. )

Attachment name:
Attachment name
websites(random number).zip
document(random number).zip
your_document.zip
part(random number).zip
message.doc.scr
message.zip
document.zip
old_photos.txt.pif
postcard_(random number).zip
details(random number).zip

Updated antivirus software is fully capable of detecting and removing the Netsky.P virus. Additionally, McAfee AVERT has updated their free Stinger tool to include detection and removal of Netsky.P.

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