See -- http://www.snopes.com/computer/virus/storm.asp Good Morning! > > > > As a service to our employees, I always try to pass on information which > may help you protect your computers at home and here at work. > > > > This morning, I received an email from Symantec, our virus protection > company. There is a relatively new virus going around called > Trojan.Peacomm, and it appears to be a nasty one. Be assured, your > computer here at work is protected from this threat, but your computer > at home may not be. When this virus is run, it downloads and runs four > other viruses, and leaves the door open to download and run more. They > can destroy files, steal information and generally wreak havoc on your > computer. > > > > The virus comes in the form of an email which is designed to catch your > attention and make you want to open the attachment. The subject line is > usually one of the following: > > A killer at 11, he's free at 21 and kill again! > > U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has kicked German Chancellor > Angela Merkel > > British Muslims Genocide > > Naked teens attack home director. > > 230 dead as storm batters Europe. > > Re: Your text > > Radical Muslim drinking enemies's blood. > > Chinese missile shot down Russian satellite > > Chinese missile shot down Russian aircraft > > Chinese missile shot down USA aircraft > > Chinese missile shot down USA satellite > > Russian missile shot down USA aircraft > > Russian missile shot down USA satellite > > Russian missile shot down Chinese aircraft > > Russian missile shot down Chinese satellite > > Saddam Hussein safe and sound! > > Saddam Hussein alive! > > Venezuelan leader: "Let's the War beginning". > > Fidel Castro dead. > > > > The attachment they want you to open is usually one of the following: > > FullVideo.exe > > Full Story.exe > > Video.exe > > Read More.exe > > FullClip.exe > > GreetingPostcard.exe > > MoreHere.exe > > FlashPostcard.exe > > GreetingCard.exe > > ClickHere.exe > > ReadMore.exe > > FlashPostcard.exe > > FullNews.exe > > > > The best advice I can give is to follow these simple guidelines: > > 1. Watch what you receive in email, and don't open it if it looks > suspicious. > 2. Because of your position, some of you may need to open email > from strangers, but most people don't. In general, if you don't know > who sent it, don't open it. > 3. If you know the person, but were not expecting an email > attachment from them, don't open it. > 4. Also, don't open any suspicious email or any email that looks > too good to be true. > 5. If you receive spam, don't respond to it, and don't go to their > site to be removed from the mailing list...it automatically adds you to > other mailing lists because they now know this is a good email address. > > > > Thanks for your time! > > > > > > > > Steve Van Norman ----- End forwarded message -----
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