New e-mail Virus
Walt Yatzook
w1atv at HOME.COM
Thu May 4 17:57:02 EDT 2000
Your link goes nowhere.
Just heard in work today W.I.Clark of Wallingford, CT that the virus had
hit, and not to open such mail. Everyone on the email list got one.
Funny that every computor on the net got a sperate mailing? Seems to be
a bad one.
cu walt w1atv
Mark Adams wrote:
>
> Just received this and thought I would post it to the list.
>
> Take care, Mark
>
> HEATHKIT is Ham Radio's living heritage!
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> ---------------------- Forwarded by Mark Adams/Columbus/IBM on 05/04/2000
> 05:22 PM ---------------------------
>
> As posted on the Virus Emergency Response Team's web page <
> http://w3.virus.ers.ibm.com/ > and documented in the notes below, there is
> a mass breakout of a new worm which the Symantech AntiVirus Research Center
> is currently calling VBS.LoveLetter.A It is a new virus which was recently
> discovered in Europe and apparently has just hit the US. Although there is
> yet no virus definition for this virus, all users should immediately delete
> any e-mail that has:
>
> Subject: I LOVE YOU
>
> Attachment in e-mail: LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs
>
> This is a dangerous virus that must not be spread. I'm sure a fix will be
> forthcoming and forced via our antivirus software, but in the interim
> please pass the word to either your site reps and/or the management team
> you support.
>
> All,
>
> Please be advise that there is a VERY SERIOUS virus being passed in a file
> with this subject matter. The file was received by someone on our Endicott
> Development Team. It automatically looked at her address book and mailed
> to everyone that existed in a distribution group or as an individual. IBM
> Virus Cert has been notified and a Sev 1 ticket is opened. Please delete
> the email immediately if you receive it.
>
> Take Care,
>
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