Looks like the Storm Virus is making quite a reputation with its high levels of success. The primary method of propagation for Storm is through email, and it looks like it uses two different types to lure in victims. One is just an email that is blank but with a clickable link (which then sends you to a site where malware is downloaded to your computer); the other is through receiving an e-card. Using e-cards has always seemed to be a successful means of spreading malware, and chances are they will continue to be used in the future. If you don’t want to get infected by this, just simply follow the rule that if you receive an email from someone you don’t know, don’t open it.
The Storm worm authors are waging a multi-pronged attack and generating the largest virus attack some researchers say they’ve seen in two years.”We are basically in the midst of an incredibly large attack,” said Adam Swidler, a senior manager with security company Postini. “It’s the most sustained attack that we’ve seen. There’s been nine to 10 days straight days of attack at this level.”
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