Security Alert: E-card malware warning
Last Updated:
2009-03-06 05:00:00
Event:
2009-02-26 05:00:00
Status:
Closed
Brief Description:
User Impact:
N/A
Workaround:
There is no workaround for this issue
Current Status:
N/A
Services Affected:
Full Description:
A new malicious e-card email is making the rounds. Please update your computer's virus definitions.
CIT TDX ID:
Timeline of Changes
| Description | Current Status | Date | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| No new information | No new information | 2009-03-06 | 05:00:00 |
| A new malicious e-card email is making the rounds. Please update your computer's virus definitions.\n\nThis malware has the same characteristics as the e-card malware that affected Cornell in December 2008. We are currently working to prevent an outbreak on campus.\n\nSymantec has virus definitions to protect against this malware, which it calls Ackantta.B@mm.\n\nHow to update Symantec EndPoint Protection on your Windows computer: http://www2.cit.cornell.edu/security/symantec/update.html\n\nHow to update Norton Antivirus on your Macintosh computer:\nhttp://www2.cit.cornell.edu/security/symantec/mac_update.html\n\nSymantec's information about this malware:\nhttp://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022520-1425-99&tabid=2\n\nIf you discover an infection on a computer that is known to process or store sensitive data, please report the infection to security-response@cornell.edu with a subject of "E-card malware". | A new malicious e-card email is making the rounds. Please update your computer's virus definitions.\n\nThis malware has the same characteristics as the e-card malware that affected Cornell in December 2008. We are currently working to prevent an outbreak on campus.\n\nSymantec has virus definitions to protect against this malware, which it calls Ackantta.B@mm.\n\nHow to update Symantec EndPoint Protection on your Windows computer: http://www2.cit.cornell.edu/security/symantec/update.html\n\nHow to update Norton Antivirus on your Macintosh computer:\nhttp://www2.cit.cornell.edu/security/symantec/mac_update.html\n\nSymantec's information about this malware:\nhttp://www.symantec.com/norton/security_response/writeup.jsp?docid=2009-022520-1425-99&tabid=2\n\nIf you discover an infection on a computer that is known to process or store sensitive data, please report the infection to security-response@cornell.edu with a subject of "E-card malware". | 2009-02-26 | 05:00:00 |