Origins: Netsky is a mass-mailing worm that affects only
The e-mail messages through which Netsky spreads itself are quite short (a one-line message body, accompanying an attachment with a relatively short filename), but they can be difficult to keep track of because Netsky draws from a large list of variable names for its subject lines and message text.
A Netsky-infected e-mail may bear one of the following words or phrases as its subject line or message body:
- *lol*
- ;-)
- <09580985869gj>
- a crazy doc about you
- abuse?
- account?
- already?
- another pic, have fun! ... :->
- Antispam is turned off. See file!
- are you a photographer?
- are you a teacherin the picture?
- are you cranky?
- are you the naked one?
- are you the naked person!
- are you the one?
- attachi#
- Authentification required. Read the attachment!
- be mad?
- believe me
- best?
- bob the builder
- child or adult?
- child porn?
- classroom test of you?
- copyright?
- correct it!
- dear
- Delivery Failed
- denied!
- did you ask me for that?
- did you know from this document?
- did you know that?
- did you see her already?
- did you sent it to me?
- do not give up!
- do not open the attachment!
- do not show this anyone!
- do not use my document!
- do not use this creditcard!
- do not visit the pages on the list I sent!
- do you have an orgasm in the picture?
- do you have sex in the picture?
- do you have the bug also?
- do you have?
- do you know the thief?
- do you know this????
- do you think so?
- doc about me?
- doc?
- docs?
- does it belong to you?
- does it match?
- does it matter?
- drugs? ...
- error
- excellent!
- exception
- excuse me
- explain!
- fake?
- fast food...
- feel free to use it.
- File is bad.
- File is damaged.
- File is self-decryting.
- forgotten?
- from the chatter (my photo!)
- from your lover ;-)
- gonna?
- good morning
- good work!
- great job!
- great xxx!
- great!
- greetings
- hello
- help attached
- her.
- here is it.
- Here is it
- here is my advice.
- here is my photo!
- here is the $%%454$
- here is the
- here is the document.
- here is the next one!
- here is yours!
- here, the cheats
- here, the introduction
- here, the serials
- hey
- hi
- how?
- i am desperate
- i am speachless about your document!
- I don't know your document!
- i don't think so.
- i don't want your xxx pics!
- i found that about you!
- i found this document about you.
- i have received this.
- I have your password!
- i hope thats not true!
- i know your document!
- i like your doc!
- i lost that
- i need you!
- i saw you last week!
- I 've found your bill!
- I wait for an answer!
- i wait for your comment about it.
- i want more...
- illegal st. of you?
- illegal...
- I'm back!
- important?
- important
- in your mind?
- incest?
- info
- information about you?
- instruct me about this!
- is that criminal?
- is that possible?
- is that the reality?
- is that true?
- is that your account?
- is that your attachment?
- is that your beast?
- is that your car?
- is that your cd?
- is that your creditcard?
- is that your domain?
- is that your family?
- is that your finger?
- is that your message?
- is that your name?
- is that your photo?
- is that your porn pic?
- is that your privacy?
- is that your slip?
- is that your TAN?
- is that your website?
- is that your wife?
- is that your work?
- is that yours?
- is the pic a fake?
- is this information about you?
- it's a secret!
- its me
- its private from me
- it's so similar as yours!
- i've found it about you
- kill him on the picture!
- kill the writer of this document!
- last chance!
- let it!
- lets talk about it!
- Login required! Read the attachment!
- lol
- love letter?
- man or women?
- meaning of that?
- message?
- Microsoft
- misc. and so on. see you!
- modifications?
- moin
- money?
- msg
- my advice....
- never!
- new patch is available!
- notice!
- notification
- oh
- ok...
- old photos about you?
- only encrypted!
- pages?
- personal message!
- picture?
- poor quality!
- possible?
- pretty pic about you?
- private?
- pwd?
- Question
- question
- Re: <5664ddff?$??§2>
- Re: does it?
- Re: excuse me
- Re: hello
- Re: hey
- Re: hi
- Re: important
- Re: information
- Re: Re: Re: Re:
- Re: unknown
- re:
- read it immediatelly
- read it immediately!
- read the details.
- really?
- reply
- report
- schoolfriend?
- see this!
- see your name!
- solve the problem!
- something about you!
- something for you
- something is going ...
- something is going wrong!
- something is not ok
- Status
- stolen
- stuff about you?
- such as yours?
- take it easy!
- take it
- tell me more about your document!
- test it
- that is interesting...
- that's a funny text.
- that's not the truth?
- thats wrong!
- the information is wrong!
- the truth?
- this file is bad!
- this is an attachment message!
- this is nothing for kids!
- time to fear?
- Transaction failed. Show the doc!
- trial?
- trust me
- try this patch!
- warning
- what do you think about it?
- what means that?
- what still?
- what?
- what's up?
- who?
- why should I?
- why?
- wrong calculation! (see the attachment!)
- xxx ?
- xxx about you?
- xxx service
- Yep
- yes.
- you are a bad writer
- you are bad
- You are infected. Read the details!
- you are naked in this document!
- you are sexy in this doc!
- you cannot hide yourself! (see photo)
- you earn money, see the attachment!
- you feel the same.
- you have a postcard from Hawaii
- you have a sexy body in the pic!
- you have done a mistake in the document!
- you have tried to steal!
- you look like an ape!
- you look like an rat?
- you won the rk!
- you?
- your account is expired!
- your are naked?
- your attachment? verify it.
- Your bill.
- your body?
- your design is not good!
- your document is not good
- your document is silly!
- your eyes?
- your face?
- your hero in the picture?
- your icq number?
- your job? (I found that!)
- your lie is going around the world!
- your name is wrong!
- your personal record?
- your photo is poor
- Your provider will be disabled!
- your TAN number?
- yours?
- aboutyou
- associal
- attach2
- auction
- transfer
- bill
- birth
- card
- concert
- moonlight
- death
- details
- description
- creditcard
- dinner
- disco
- doc
- yours
- doc_ang
- jokes
- document
- final
- found
- freaky
- image
- incest
- information
- sexy
- injection
- intimate stuff
- letter
- location
- mail2
- mails
- masturbation
- material
- me
- message
- talk
- msg2
- music
- myaunt
- mydate
- naked1
- naked2
- news
- nomoney
- note
- nothing
- misc
- number_phone
- object
- old_photos
- part2
- party
- paypal
- pic
- attachment
- portmoney
- posting
- poster
- privacy
- id
- product
- class_photos
- ps
- ranking
- regards
- website
- more
- regid
- release
- response
- schock
- secrets
- sexual
- shower
- story
- stuff
- swimmingpool
- tear
- textfile
- topseller
- trash
- undefinied
- unfolds
- friend
- update
- violence
- visa
- warez
- webcam
- wife
- word_doc
- worker
- your_stuff
Additional Information:
 | W32.Netsky.C@mm (Symantec) |
| | NetSky.C (F-Secure) |
| | W32/Netsky.c@MM (McAfee) |
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Sources:
Legon, Jeordan. "Experts: Vicious Worm 'Linux War' Weapon." CNN. 27 January 2004.