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PANG Wed, 26 Jan 2000 17:52:40 -0800

Title: McAfee.com Dispatch - VIRUS ALERT

Para los que usan AOL

PANG

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From: McAfee.com Dispatch

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Sent: Wednesday, January 26, 2000 18:56 PM

Subject: VIRUS ALERT - APStrojan.qa And BackDoor-G2

VIRUS ALERT - APStrojan.qa And BackDoor-G2

Dear McAfee.com Dispatch Subscriber:

Please be on the alert for APStrojan.qa and
BackDoor-G2.

APStrojan.qa

APStrojan.qa is a trojan and AVERT raised its risk assessment from Low to Medium--On Watch. It primarily infects Windows 98 systems, though it may also infect Windows 95 if the file MSVBVM50.DLL is present.

Please Note: This trojan has been reported by several users of the America Online Internet service. For this reason, AVERT researchers suspect it has been distributed by spam email sent to AOL users.

APStrojan.qa is a password stealer designed to attack America Online client software to determine user account passwords. It will then attempt to send the stolen information to the author of the trojan.

APStrojan.qa has been distributed as an attachment to an email with the subject line "hey you." The attachment has been widely reported with the name "MINE.EXE."

Important: If your system has been infected with APStrojan.qa, AFTER removing the trojan, be sure to choose a new password for your AOL account!

BackDoor-G2

BackDoor-G2 is an Internet Backdoor trojan that infects Windows 9x systems. It is a new variant of the original BackDoor-G, which was first discovered 4/15/99. AVERT has changed its risk assessment from Low to
Medium--On Watch for individual home users (there have as yet been no reports of infection from corporate clients).

Once it infects your PC, BackDoor-G2 allows anyone running the appropriate client software to have virtually unlimited access to your system over the Internet. Your vital, private files may be read, altered, or destroyed.

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Virus Fixes

Find out more about this virus. Click here to go to the APStrojan Help Center. Click here to go to the BackDoor-G2 Help Center.