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Hostanquilts Tremont, IL(Zone 5b) Dec 20, 2001

A fiend sent me this link today about a new virus. Just wanted to alert everyone to it.
Jan

http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2833821,00.html

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tiG Newnan, GA(Zone 8a) Dec 20, 2001

thanks Jan. I've already seen this in my mailbox. It comes with the attachment Christmas.exe.
"Once the Christmas.exe application is opened, the worm will modify the user's Internet Explorer (IE) home page so that the browser now points to a malicious Web site. This site will then exploit a vulnerability in IE and run a Visual Basic Script on the infected computer that will attempt to delete significant portions of the Windows operating system.

Experts believe the worm spreads through shared network drives, and by taking advantage of Microsoft applications. Computer Associates has reported that the virus will email itself to everyone in an infected victim's Outlook address book.

According to reports, Symantec believes the worm also spreads via Microsoft's Instant Messaging software, and will try to delete antivirus software from an infected PC. "

another reason to be getting either an online email acct or Pegasus!!!

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Pardancanda "down the Shore", NJ(Zone 7a) Dec 21, 2001

Jan, a "fiend" sent that warning? Gee, what would you call someone who sent the virus?! Hope none of us get it. John

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