Bogus E-Mails Contain New 'Sober' Worm


09:15 PM EST November 23, 2005
Associated Press

VIENNA, Austria
Austria's equivalent of the FBI said Tuesday that it is investigating
a flurry of bogus e-mails sent in its name to people in Austria,
Germany and Switzerland.

The Federal Criminal Investigations Office said the e-mails warn
recipients that they are illegally in possession of pirated software,
and that the messages contain the computer-crippling "Sober" worm.

The agency warned people who receive the e-mails not to open the
attachments, and said it has nothing to do with their circulation.

An investigation is under way, the agency said.