Virus Alert! Virus Alert: Sober.p prevention and cure Virus Name: Sober.p (w32.sober.p@mm)Rank: Medium risk Type: virus (German and English versions)What it does: Sends e-mailMeans of transmission: Sober.p travels via e-mail and uses ZIP file attachments to hide an infected PIF file within. Users of Linux, the Mac OS, and UNIX are not affected by this outbreak.How to recognize: German-language speakers will see e-mail advertising World Cup soccer tickets, while English-language speakers will see messages informing them that their e-mail could not be delivered (among other variations).Who is at risk: Windows users. Because Sober.p spreads via e-mail and does no other damage, this virus is rated a 4 out of 10 on the CNET Virus MeterVirus brief Bilingual viruses are not new, nor is the Sober family of viruses. But someone has once again put the two concepts together and created the sixteenth variation of Sober, Sober.p--W32.sober.p@mm, also known as sober.n (Sophos), sober.o (Symantec), and sober.s (Trend Micro).
For details see Sober.p prevention and cure and Sober worm variant makes the rounds.
Download: Sober.p Identify/React Chart
The Sober mass-mailing worm uses its own SMTP engine to spread as an e-mail attachment, usually with a .zip extension. Download TechRepublic's Identify/React chart for Sober.p for critical information you can use to identify and remove new Sober variation.  ¶ 9:29 AM