Update from Symantec- It is serious enough that Symantec send notices to users about a Spam Attack Alert
Spam Attack: Zipped Trojan.
Brief-
Massive new surge of Storm Trojan email spam
Symantec Security Response is currently monitoring a massive surge of email spam containing the threat Trojan.Peacomm (also known as the Storm Trojan). This spam surge is one of the largest identified surges in the last several months. This threat was originally discovered in January 2007 but has been repackaged in this particular spam surge.
Meaning that a large volume of emails containing this zipped Trojan under various email subject lines are to be immediately deleted and not to be opened. For more info
http://www.symantec.com/outbreak/spam-attack-zipped-trojan.html
They also have a Live Update Service that you can run-
A list of free online virus/malware scan services links
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17805225/
The info Storm Trojan is provided by- ©1995 - 2007 Symantec Corporation
Update- 15-04-07
PC World posted a blog a few days ago about a Storm Worm Blast in which detection was at first difficult. For more info- read here
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