Worm.SymbOS.Comwar spotted in the Netherlands

What are the odds?

Last weekend, one of our sales managers was at a trade fair in Amsterdam.
When he received a message asking if he wanted to accept a file via bluetooth, he agreed.

Turns out he had the doubtful honor of being the first to report a sighting of Worm.SymbOS.Comwar.a (also known as Commwarrior.b) ITW in the Netherlands.

So that’s yet another country we can add to the list.

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