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W32.Ska
Wobbler
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Aliases: Happy99, Spanska, Ska
Type: Email worm
Systems Affected: Win 95, 98, NT, 2000
Payload: No
ITW: Yes
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Description: Each time the infected user sends an email or posts to a newsgroup, the worm composes and sends a second one with no text but carrying an infected attachment of itself.
What to look for: Check the Windows\System directory for the presence of SKA.EXE and SKA.DLL
How to prevent it: Do not open attachments named Happy99.exe. Do not open any attachments that were unexpected - regardless of source.
Aliases: California/Wobbler, Win a Holiday
Type: Hoax
Description: California/Wobbler is a hoax. It is received via email, and contains the following text:
Subject: Virus
> For your info:
>
> There is a new virus - WOBBLER. It will arrive on e-mail
> titled CALIFORNIA. IBM and AOL have announced that it is very powerful,
> more so than Melissa, there is no remedy. It will eat all your
> information on the hard drive and also destroys Netscape Navigator and
> Microsoft Internet Explorer. Do not open anything with this title and
> please pass this message on to all your contacts and anyone who uses
> your e-mail facility.
> Not many People seem to know about this yet so propagate it as
> fast as possible. If you receive an e-mail titled "Win A. Holiday" DO
> NOT open it. It will erase everything on your hard drive.
> Forward this letter out to as many people as you can. This is a
> new, very malicious virus
> and not many people know about it. This information was announced
> from Microsoft.
>
>
> Thank You,
>
What to do: For more information on this and other hoaxes, consult the Hoax Encyclopedia. To learn about hoaxes in general, see Hoaxes for a list of resources.
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