Hi
The following info is from the usatoday, It shows that this virus is
mutating. It is important to remember that because this virus mails itself
to everyone in the address book of an infected computer, that if you
recieve it it will appear to have come from someone you are used to
recieving clean email from. I would go so far as to suggest that one not
open any attachments from anyone with out calling them first to see if they
really sent me something. I think that in a few days this viruscrap will
subside, but for now be extra cautious about ANY attachments.
Just as public and private sector
e-mail users are licking their wounds
from Thursday's "love bug"
computer virus attack, new
variations of the cyber pest are
making the rounds. One, which
carries an e-mail attachment labeled
"Very Funny," is anything but. The
virus is activated by opening the
attachment. Another, which arrives
with "Mothers Day" in the subject
line, tells recipients the sender has
just received an order for $392
worth of diamonds for delivery on
Mother's Day, and instructs them to
download the attached bill.
Launching the "bill" triggers the
virus. Security experts are
scrambling to keep up with the new
versions, which in many cases are
slipping past anti-virus software.
The FBI says it's investigating the
origins of the virus, which was first
spread in e-mail messages titled ''ILOVEYOU.'' The U.S.
Computer security
company ICSA.net estimated that damages from the virus
could amount to as
much as $1 billion, triple the amount caused by last
year's Melissa virus.
Dan
daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu
Daniel Wright
University of Utah
Dept. of Human Genetics
20 S 2030 E
Biopolymers Bldg Rm 332
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-585-7863
Fax 801-585-7177
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