SecureData an ERP.com company and the exclusive sub-Saharan distributors of Trend Micro Inc, is warning computer users of a fast spreading virus known as "Anna Kournikova" or VBS_Kalamar.A. This virus is a mass-mailer, using Outlook to email itself as an attachment, and is spreading rapidly in the wild. Protection is available immediately for all Trend Micro and SecureData customers and the latest pattern file and scan engine can be downloaded at
http://www.securedata.co.za/
Concerned computer users can use Trend Micro's free online virus scanner, HouseCall (
http://housecall.antivirus.com
) to detect this threat.
The virus spreads in an email with:
Subject line: "Here you have, :o)"
Message text: "Hi: Check this!"
Attachment: "AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs".
Trend Micro products detect this virus as VBS_Kalamar.A
Recommendations for Protection
TrendLabs, Trend Micro's global antivirus research and support center, recommends customers update to scan engine version 5.200 or above and pattern file 749 or above to detect this virus. Both pattern file and scan engine can be downloaded at http://www.securedata.co.za
Customers using earlier scan engines are encouraged to update their scan engine.
Trend Micro's content filtering products, eManager for InterScan VirusWall and ScanMail for Exchange, can also be used to filter out the virus by its file name, subject line or message text.
Virus detection and reporting tools:
Desktop users can scan their computers for free for suspected viruses with Trend Micro's HouseCall a free online scanning service, found at
http://housecall.antivirus.com
.
To monitor activity and travel patterns of viruses worldwide, in real-time, visit Trend Micro's World Virus Tracking Center (WTC) at
http://wtc.trendmicro.com
.
To submit suspected virus files to Trend Micro for analysis, please email the Virus Team at
virus_doctor@trendmicro.com
. Tracking occurrences or new variants will allow Trend Micro to better serve the IT community.
For further information or 24 Hour support, please contact SecureData Helpdesk on Toll-free 080 802 8800.
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SecureData, an ERP.com company, is a Managed Security Service Provider. SecureData is the exclusive sub-Saharan Distributors of Trend Micro, providing enterprise-wide, centrally managed, server-based, virus protection, e-mail filtering and Internet filtering products and services.
Concern about Internet Safety has created a vigorous and growing market for content security products and services. Today, e-mail attachments account for over 50% of virus infections, and web-based malicious mobile code (vandals) is widely thought to be the predominant content threat of the near future. SecureData, brings sub-Saharan Africa the tools that build anti-virus and content security protection into the Internet and Mail/Groupware infrastructure.