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The Chip Board Archive 07

NEW VIRUS

Got this info from our techies. Could this be the worm that sent out virus posts in Jill's name and my name?

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> Here are some recent virus alerts. Please be cautious opening attachments you are not expecting. Keep your home PC virus software definitions up to date! The "Yaha" virus was reported June 15th, 2002!
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> Yaha
> Yaha arrives via e-mail, forging its own e-mail return address that mentions the words share, friend, love, or screensaver, followed by file extension .com or .org. The subject may say "friendly screensaver" or mention the words friendship or love. The body text varies. The attached file may start with one of the following words:
> The attached file may be one of the following file types: WAV, DOC, MP3, BMP, JPG, GIF, TXT, XLS, HTM, MPG, ZIP, DAT,
> plus one of these extensions: .pif, .bat, or .scr.
> loveletter
> resume
> love
> weeklyreport
> goldfish
> report
> mountan
> biodata
> dailyreport
> lovegreetings
> shakingfriendship
> For more infio: http://msn.zdnet.com/zdfeeds/msncobrand/reviews/0,13828,2868359,00.html
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> Your Password - W32.Frethem.K@mm
> This is a worm, and is a variant of W32.Frethem.B@mm. It uses its own SMTP engine to send itself to email addresses that it finds in the Microsoft Windows Address Book and in .dbx, .wab, .mbx, .eml, and .mdb files. The email message arrives with the following characteristics:
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> Subject: Re: Your password!
> Attachments: Decrypt-password.exe and Password.txt
> Message:
> ATTENTION!
> You can access
> very important
> information by
> this password
> DO NOT SAVE
> password to disk
> use your mind
> now press
> cancel
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> For more info: http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.frethem.k@mm.html
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> STILL DON'T HAVE VIRUS OR FIREWALL PROTECTION AT HOME???
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> * McAfee Virus 6.02 integrates virus scanning and firewall protection. $39-$49 Retail price.
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> * Norton Internet Security 2002 software combines antivirus, firewall, parental controls, home network setup, and AOL & MSN Instant Messaging protection. $69 Retail price.
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> Check your Sunday newspaper sale ads! You can purchase these over the Internet or places like BestBuy, CompUSA, Staples, Office Max, or just about anywhere that sells personal computer software.
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