Hi Sharon, It's going rather off topic for the list, but then again, it is in our interest to protect our systems. Be assured this is no Urban Legend. If you Google for just "Storm Trojan" quite a bit comes up, including the following. http://www.infoworld.com/article/07/08/14/Record-breaking-St orm-Trojan_1.html The following comes from the same highly reliable Microsoft contact of mine who is right in the thick of it. "Sadly, these are on the rise. "They were disguising them as e-cards until 2-3 days ago when they changed the format of the SPAM. The SPAMbots are centrally controlled, normally via an IRC channel and can be reconfigured on the fly. They are aggressively recruiting and will rent the network of compromised systems to the highest bidder. "It is a massive international business. "This particular lot are Eastern European but cybercriminals can be found pretty much anywhere." All the best, George. -----Original Message----- From: ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ddots-l-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Sharon Hooley Sent: 24 August 2007 00:22 To: ddots-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ddots-l] Re: Trojan Warning - This is definitely NOT a hoax. Hey george, I tried to find info about the Win32 Storm Trojan, but so far I haven't seen it in the Urban Legend reference pages, and a Google search pulled up those sites I'm not very familiar with. I also got a skeptical response from another list. It sounds like he wants to see the real thing. thanks much! sharon ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=faq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.4/969 - Release Date: 23/08/2007 16:04 No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.484 / Virus Database: 269.12.4/969 - Release Date: 23/08/2007 16:04 ** To leave the list, click on the immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subject=unsubscribe] ** If this link doesn't work then send a message to: ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ** and in the Subject line type ** unsubscribe ** For other list commands such as vacation mode, click on the ** immediately-following link:- ** [mailto:ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx?subjectúq] ** or send a message, to ** ddots-l-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the Subject:- faq