At 11:25 AM 10/20/00 -0400, Pryor McGinnis wrote:
If you receive an email with subject "US PRESIDENT AND FBI SECRETS"
DO NOT OPEN IT! IT IS A VIRUS
It will overwrite files with extensions .vbs,.vbe, .js,.jes,.css,.wsh,
.sct,.jpg,.jpeg,.mp3, and .mp2.
Best Regards,
Pryor McGinnis
For once a real virus
(http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/vbs.loveletter.as.html):
Symantec has received inquiries regarding a worm that spreads itself via
email with the subject "US PRESIDENT AND FBI SECRETS=PLEASE VISIT". Norton
AntiVirus detects this worm as VBS.Plan.A. Protection against this worm has
been available for users of Norton AntiVirus since June 15, 2000. Symantec
encourages users of Norton AntiVirus to keep their virus definitions up to
date to ensure that they always have the latest protection.
