Email from my sister - Network Specialist for the State of TX

A new version of an old worm is set to trigger its destructive payload on March 6. Klez.E (w32.Klez.E@mm) is sometimes called the Twin Virus because the worm is used to spread an upgraded version of the ElKern virus (w32.elkern.b). The new version can now infect Windows 98, Me, 2000, and XP, attempting to corrupt files on these systems without changing their sizes. Klez.E is currently one of the fastest spreading worms on the Internet and now ranks 7 on the ZDNet Virus
Klez.E arrives by e-mail or can be spread by sharing infected files on a network. If it arrives by e-mail, the subject line is randomly chosen from the following list:

How are you
Let's be friends
Darling
Don't drink too much
Your password
Honey
Some questions
Please try again
Welcome to my hometown
the Garden of Eden
introduction on ADSL
Meeting notice
Questionnaire
Congratulations
Sos!
japanese girl VS playboy
Look,my beautiful girl friend
Eager to see you
Spice girls' vocal concert
Japanese lass' sexy pictures

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Clock's ticking on Klez worm time bomb

By Robert Vamosi
ZDNet Reviews & Solutions
March 5, 2002, 12:05 PM PT