Another awesome spammy Windows/email virus appears to be doing the rounds. After a few users in the BigPond security newsgroup noticed a lot of increased scans happening to port 137, someone dug up
this URL:
We now believe that these port 137 scans are due to the 'Bugbear' mass mailing virus and the 'Scrup' worm.
Check it out for more information. Get a virus scanner and use it! I personally use the Free Edition of
Grisoft's AVG - check it out.