That e-mail attachment is not a Twitter invite
Twitter invites have a URL in the e-mail and not an attachment like this worm attack does, Symantec says.
(Credit: Symantec)Symantec is warning about a mass-mailing worm that comes in an attachment pretending to be a Twitter invite.
"The observed messages appear as if they have been sent from a Twitter account; however, unlike a legitimate Twitter message, there is no invitation URL present in the body," a Symantec blog post says. "Instead, the user will see an attachment that appears as a .zip file that purportedly contains an invitation card."
The name of the attachment is "Invitation Card.zip" and Symantec identified it as W32.Ackantta.B@mm, a worm targeting Windows computers that was discovered in an e-card virus attack in February, according to Symantec. The worm gathers e-mail addresses from compromised PCs and spreads by copying itself to removable drives and shared folders.
Elinor Mills covers Internet security and privacy. She joined CNET News in 2005 after working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Portugal and writing for The Industry Standard, the IDG News Service, and the Associated Press. E-mail Elinor. 
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The biggest vulnerability in Windows is a ******* user.
PEBKAC as we used to call it.
Extended Validation SSL across all SocNet sites would be a huge push in slowing down the phishing. I am sure there is a performance issue, but really most users given the chance to opt in would probably be willing to compromise a bit of speed for some security.
- by Harrison912 June 22, 2009 12:02 PM PDT
- Since I have a web site dedicated to safety and security products, I'm always interested in helping keep things a bit safer. Thanks, Elinor, for the heads-up.
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