Guest guest Posted February 12, 2001 Report Share Posted February 12, 2001 From Aerielle Louise ;-) Mn. Talk Radio Network 2/12/01 NEW VIRUS ALERT Virus Alert A newsletter from CNET Help.com http://www.help.com/ February 12, 2001 *************************************************** Virus Alert: "Anna" Virus There's a new virus spamming the world. VBS/SST, also known as the "Anna" virus, has some of the same characteristics as last year's ILOVEYOU worm; namely, it sends itself to others using addresses from your Microsoft Outlook address book. Antivirus software companies are still investigating this new worm. We do know that "Anna" is a mass mailer: once you open the attachment, VBS/SST spawns new messages containing the virus and sends them off to everyone listed in your Microsoft Outlook address book. Consequently, "Anna" has the capacity to overload e-mail servers. This new VBS virus arrives via e-mail with the following information: Here you have, ;o) Body: Hi: Check This! Attached: AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs Clicking on the attachment activates the worm. To protect yourself, don't open any suspicious email attachments. Also, make sure you have the latest antivirus definitions running on your system. Click here for a complete description of the "Anna" worm: http://two.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin2/flo?y=eBU80BHH1v0Cv0aSd2 Grab the latest antivirus software from CNET Download.com: http://two.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin2/flo?y=eBU80BHH1v0Cv0Bfiu For the latest news about the "Anna" virus, check out CNET News.com: http://two.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin2/flo?y=eBU80BHH1v0Cv0aSe3 Visit CNET's Virus Alert Topic Center: http://two.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin2/flo?y=eBU80BHH1v0Cv0CG6Z **************************************************** Looking for more help with viruses? Try our Antivirus Help Directory, a complete listing of books, tutorials, online courses, and more: http://two.digital.cnet.com/cgi-bin2/flo?y=eBU80BHH1v0Cv0Bfkw ***************************************************** Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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