With more than mere reputation on the line, virus writers are using the MiMail worm as the basis for more advanced attacks aimed at identity theft. Security experts said the latest MiMail-I variant —
which spoofs official PayPal correspondence — began to spread early Friday
morning, and while it is not considered a particularly
dangerous outbreak, it does mark a troubling trend
away from virus-writing notoriety and toward profit as
the motivation for creating malicious software — or
“malware.”
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MiMail Variant Poses as Legit PayPal E-Mail
Posted by: Jay Lyman November 14, 2003 02:15 PMWith more than mere reputation on the line, virus writers are using the MiMail worm as the basis for more advanced attacks aimed at identity theft. Security experts said the latest MiMail-I variant —
which spoofs official PayPal correspondence — began to spread early Friday
morning, and while it is not considered a particularly
dangerous outbreak, it does mark a troubling trend
away from virus-writing notoriety and toward profit as
the motivation for creating malicious software — or
“malware.”