VIRUS: Sober.K in POP3 Traffic

This signature detects the Sober.K virus as a POP3 attachment. Sober.K, a mass-mailing virus, entices users to open an attachment that is an executable file disguised as a text document.

Extended Description

Network performance may be negatively impacted by the considerable amount of traffic generated by outbound e-mails generated by the Sober.K worm.

Short Name
VIRUS:POP3:SOBER-K
Severity
Warning
Recommended
False
Recommended Action
None
Category
VIRUS
Keywords
POP3 Sober.K Traffic in
Release Date
04/19/2005
Supported Platforms

srx-branch-12.3

srx-19.3

srx-branch-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.2

srx-branch-19.4

vsrx-19.4

mx-12.3

mx-19.4

vmx-19.4

mx-19.3

vsrx3bsd-19.4

srx-19.4

vsrx-12.3

vmx-19.3

vsrx-19.2

srx-12.3

Sigpack Version
3324
False Positive
Unknown

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