From: "Albert Renzulli" <[EMAIL PROTECTED] Keep your anti-virus DAT files up to date. Matcher promises love, the kind that clogs e-mail systems By Robert Vamosi, Help & How-To This virus preys on lonely hearts with the promise of true love, with the end result of flooded e-mail inboxes. April 18, 2001 Matcher is the latest Internet worm to spread like wildfire. W32.Matcher doesn't cause any lasting damage; it primarily floods e-mail servers with copies of itself. As with Anna and NakedWife, Matcher uses social engineering to spread itself, promising to find the recipient a love mate with the attached program. Antivirus software companies around the world are reporting infections from Matcher. Matcher ranks as a 7 on the ZDNet Virus Meter. How it works Matcher arrives as an e-mail with the following information. Subject: Matcher Body: Want to find your love mates!!! Try this its cool... Looks and Attitude Maching to opposite sex. Attachment: Matcher.exe If the recipient opens the attached file, Matcher will begin continuously sending itself to addresses found in the infected user's Outlook address book. It will also modify the autoexec.bat file to display the following text each time the user boots up: from: Bugger ============================================================ 0% APR, CASH BACK, PLUS A $20 CASH BONUS...RECEIVE A FREE COFFEEMAKER...WIN A BMW Z3 ROADSTER! Click NOW for these great shopping deals! http://click.topica.com/caaabUqb1dh6Ob1xTSPf/Aptimus ============================================================ *have anything good to share? Send it to me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] * for interactive tech help http://theMezz.com/tech ==^================================================================ EASY UNSUBSCRIBE click here: http://topica.com/u/?b1dh6O.b1xTSP Or send an email To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] This email was sent to: [email protected] T O P I C A -- Learn More. Surf Less. Newsletters, Tips and Discussions on Topics You Choose. http://www.topica.com/partner/tag01 ==^================================================================
