Hey guys, A new virus came out & has hit quite hard over here... thought y'all should know :-) <-------------begin------------------------------------------------- VBS.LoveLetter.A This is an email worm, mIRC worm, and file infector. Also known as: Category: Worm Infection length: 10307 Virus definitions: Pending Threat assessment: Damage: High Distribution: High Wildness: High Wild Number of infections: More than 1000 Number of sites: More than 10 Geographic distribution: High Threat containment: Moderate Removal: Moderate Damage Payload: Large scale e-mailing: All the addresses in Microsoft Outlook address book Degrades performance: May clog mail servers Distribution Subject of e-mail: ILOVEYOU Name of attachment: LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs Size of attachment: 10307 Technical description: This is a preliminary writeup. The information contained within is to provide as much information as possible at this time. VBS.LoveLetter.A is an email worm, mIRC worm, and a file infector. VBS.LoveLetter.A will use Microsoft Outlook and email itself out as an attachment with the above subject line and attachment name. The body of the message will be kindly check the attached LOVELETTER coming from me. The virus will also infect files with the following extensions: vbs, vbe, js, jse, css, wsh, sct, hta, jpg, jpeg, mp3, and mp2 The virus will insert the following files: MSKernel32.vbs in the Windows System directory Win32DLL.vbs in the Windows directory LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs in the Windows System directory WinFAT32.EXE in the Internet download directory WIN-BUGSFIX.EXE in the Internet download directory script.ini in the mIRC directory SARC recommends Administrators filter on the attachment name and Subject line immediately. This writeup will be verified and formalized within the hour. Removal: Delete found infected files. <-------------end--------------------------------------------------- -- Der Immer Jodelende Schweizer In Lederhosen Roel [EMAIL PROTECTED] * Speelplein Aboe http://www.aboe.zzn.com * You're too drunk when... ...you don't recognize wife unless seen through bottom of glass... -- -------------------------------------------------------------- View the TBUDL archive at http://tbudl.thebat.dutaint.com To send a message to the list moderation team double click here: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To Unsubscribe from TBUDL, double click here and send the message: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -------------------------------------------------------------- You are subscribed as : [email protected]
