It's name is SoBig.F.  More information can be found at:

http://www.cert.org/current/current_activity.html#sobigf


> Do you know the name of the virus?  My anti-virus stuff caught it, but
> I like to have details for how to get rid of it and stuff ready to go.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jane Lyle" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 2:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [LSTOWN-L] Virus notices (Fw: Message ("Your message
> dated Tue, 19 Aug 2003 15:14:26...")
>
>
> > On Tue, 19 Aug 2003, Barbara Passmore wrote:
> >
> > > I not only have received messages from cisco.com that they have
> > > stripped
> a
> > > virus, application.pif, from "my" message, but also just got this
> > > from ListservATListserv at University of Maryland:
> >
> > There is a new virus--or a new variation on an old virus--making the
> > rounds, and it's hitting everyone hard. I've gotten at least a
> > hundred messages with infected attachments today, and my name and
> > address have been spoofed in the "from" line of others that I'm
> > being notified about. Common subject lines are "Your application,"
> > "Thank you," and "Your details"; the message is "Please see the
> > attached file for details."
> >
> > If your name is in anyone's address book, or within a message saved
> > on anyone's hard drive, and that person's computer is infected,
> > messages will be coming to you and appearing to be going out from
> > you with the infected attachment along for the ride. Unfortunately,
> > there isn't anything you can do about it, even though it's
> > embarrassing to know that others think you're spreading the virus
> > when your own computer is not infected. But believe me, you are not
> > alone; our IT guy says he's gotten 20 such messages in the last
> > hour, and I've gotten at least 5 in the last couple of minutes.
> > There will be a lot of people going home from work today to discover
> > that their inboxes are overflowing with these messages!
> >
> > Jane
> >
> >