Internet service providers were urged on Monday to check their user traffic patterns to locate and shut down machines infected with the mass-mailing Sober worm.
The Sober attack predicted for last Friday has not happened, possibly because of the publicity surrounding the potential outbreak.
Anti-virus firms have cracked an algorithm that was being used by the Sober worm to 'communicate' with its author.
A new outbreak of Sober may be coming, security experts have warned, even as e-mail systems worldwide work to get rid of the last infestation of the mass-mailing worm.
The Sober attack expected later this week is unlikely to have much effect on company systems, antivirus experts predicted.
It took help from three security experts, Citibank's spokesperson, dozens of e-mails and almost a full working day of investigation to confirm that an e-mail I had seen from Citibank was not actually a clever phishing attempt.
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