We now have 3 separate threads on the same outbreak! This one is big. Given a few more days and I think it will clog up the email systems. Both 'mytob' and 'sober' are now lead warnings on most anti-virus web sites.
It is worth repeating for the 84th time, it matters not whether you DO 'visit illegal sites' or not, or if you have passwords that may have expired. IF just ONE of your acquaintances has your email address on their computer, and they are stupid/unprotected or whatever enough to open a virus attachment, these worms will infect them and send to most if not all of the email addresses they hold INCLUDING yours. If YOU are stupid/unprotected.................................
Urge ALL your friends/email contacts to
1) Get an anti-virus sprogramme
2) Keep it updated
3) Not to open ANY attachment that they are not expecting
Re 2) - any update frequency is better than none, but it is best to choose a programme with frequent updates and set your machine to take the highest frequency. YOU are, of course, well protected and updated, aren't you? There are FREE anti-virus packages out there, if money is a problem!
Again, to repeat - most of these viruses forge the 'from' address on an email, so you cannot tell from where it really came. Most of them (and these 2) have their own email sending programme 'built in' - they do NOT use yours, be it outlook etc or whatever. It is extremely difficult to tell if YOU are sending these out as there is no indication (without a firewall), and they WILL be doing it whenever you are 'on-line'