Sober.X

As a tech support provider, it is amazing what happens when otherwise intelligent people sit down at their computer and open their inbox. Rather than examine the sender and subject of mail messages and do a little bit of "why would I be getting a message like this?" they blunder ahead and open virus laden messages.

The news channels are reporting that messages from the FBI and the CIA are showing up in inboxes everywhere. Rather than deleting them immediately, may people will fall for them and launch the Sober.X virus. Sober.X will then set up shop, scan their email address book and send copies of itself off to the user's friends and associates to spread the joy.

People may not know that when a large scale outbreak occurs, there are free tools available for download which can scan their computers and disable the virus(es). One such tool for Sober.X can be found at Symantec. Just download the tool and follow the instructions.

Whenever you hear of an outbreak such as this one, be proactive and get the tool. Once downloaded you can scan your PC with it as often as you feel necessary until the threat has subsided.