Next message: Daryl Manning: "RE: lv-ab: A new virus preying on our sympathy regarding the World Trade Center"
I saw this in today's NY Times Business Section It was reported by Reuters
and I'm forwarding it so nobody gets duped into opening the attachment.
>A New Virus Is Reported: Security experts warned yesterday of a virus
masquerading as a program that would allow
>people to vote whether the United States should go to war over attacks on
September 11, but which deletes computer
>files instead. The "Vote Virus" is spreading through e-mail to users of
Microsoft's Outlook program, said Simon Perry,
>vice president of security solutions at Computer Associates International,
Inc. The virus appears with the subject line: Peace
>between America and Islam!" and the body of the e-mail reads: "Hi. Is it a
war against America or Islam!? Let's vote to
>live in peace!" Mr. Perry said. When the attachment entitled "WTC.exe" is
opened, the virus deletes all files on the >computer and sends copies of the
e-mail to every address listed in the address book.
Steve Weinstein
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