Colext: Fw: VIRUS ALERT - W32/APost@MM ("APost" or "NewBackdoor")

[PANG2001]

Title: McAfee.com Dispatch - VIRUS ALERT

----- Original Message ----- From: McAfee.com Dispatch To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 04, 2001 9:14 PM Subject: VIRUS ALERT - W32/APost@MM ("APost" or "New Backdoor")     Home  |  Anti-Virus  |  My Account Info  |  Login   |  Subscribe   Virus Fixes Click here to find out more about W32/APost@MM. Become a McAfee.com subscriber and check your system online. Click here. Purchase the latest copy of VirusScan, please click here. Purchase the VirusScan Maintenance Plan which entitles you to updates and an upgrade to the latest version of VirusScan, click here. Download the latest DAT files, click here. Anti-Virus Tips Find out how to detect and prevent viruses with these handy tips. Click here. Special Offers SAVE $20 and prevent online fraud! Get Visual Trace for $19.95 (USD) -- half off of the regular price $39.95. Click Here. Get a 2-year subscription of VirusScan Online now only $39.90 (USD)! SAVE $10!Click here. Get a 2-year subscription of Personal Firewall now only $49.90 (USD)! SAVE $10!Click here. W32/APost@mm ("APost" or "New Backdoor") Dear Peter: W32/APost@mm ("APost" or "New Backdoor") worm has been spreading over the past 24 hours through the Microsoft Outlook email program. This is a MEDIUM ON WATCH worm. The infected email can come from addresses that you recognize and may contain the following information: Subject: As per your request! Body: Please find attached file for your review. I look forward to hear from you again very soon. Thank you. Attachment: README.EXE Running the attachment causes the worm to copy itself to the Windows directory and send a copy of itself to every entry in the user's Microsoft Outlook Address Book. It will then display a small dialog box titled "Urgent!". This dialog box contains one single large button labeled "Open". If this button is pressed then the worm sends out further copies of itself, displays an error message box with the title "WinZip SelfExtractor: Warning" and then terminates. Click Here for detection and removal instructions for W32/APost@mm ("APost" or "New Backdoor") worm. McAfee.com VirusScan Online and Clinic subscribers: If you don't have ActiveShield installed and updated, you are not protected from this virus. Click Here to download ActiveShield. Retail VirusScan Users: Version 4.0.70 and above with DAT file 4157 will detect and remove this worm. To download the latest DAT files, Click Here. [ You are currently subscribed as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ] McAfee.com Support: To contact us about this Dispatch, click here. Subscribe: If you received this message from a friend and would like to subscribe to McAfee.com Dispatch, click here. Unsubscribe: If you do not wish to receive email, click here. Note: Promotions are subject to change without notice. Click here to view our permission policy. Copyright � 2001 McAfee.com Corporation / All Rights Reserved.