5 Dec
2001
5 Dec
'01
7:20 p.m.
The list has been hit pretty badly by the badtrans virus, but there's a new virus popping up that is even more of a pest. If you receive an email with "Hi" as the subject line and which says the following:
"How are you ? When I saw this screen saver, I immediately thought about you I am in a harry, I promise you will love it!"
DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! The attachment filename is gone.scr
It will erase certain system files on your machine and forward itself to members of your address book...
Read more about it here:
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.goner.a@mm.htm l
http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,48837,00.html
Cheers,
Fred