Here is the explanation of it from McAfee
http://vil.nai.com/vil/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99011
Bob Berghult
Series IV, B9405637 LRX 39 (mine)
Series 3 GT, B9203825 LRX 39 (son's)
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Almjeld, Paul [SMTP:PaAlmjel@dwu.edu]
> Sent: Monday, February 12, 2001 2:42 PM
> To: 'alpines@autox.team.net'
> Subject: a new, nasty virus
>
> Hi all: Don't mean to be an alarmist, but the following will likely be
> of
> interest to all of you. Our campus computer gurus just sent this to all
> faculty and students:
>
> There's a new virus spamming the world. VBS/SST (for lack of a better
> > name) has some of the same characteristics as the ILOVEYOU worm. There
> are
> > reports of VBS/SST containing a destructive component; however, no
> details
> > are known at this time. Anti-virus software companies are still
> > investigating this new worm. It is known that VBS/SST is a mass mailer;
> it
> > will use listings found in the Microsoft Outlook address book to send
> > copies of itself. VBS/SST may overload e-mail servers. VBS/SST currently
> > ranks as a 7 on the ZDNet Virus Meter. >
>
> so - if you get an email with an attachement like, for example
> "alpineV.jpg.vbs" delete it. The vbs, as I understand it, is the key
> destructive element.
>
> Paul
>
> Dr. Paul Almjeld
> Department of Music
> Dakota Wesleyan University
> Mitchell, SD 57301
> palmjeld@dwu.edu
|