OFF: Virus alert (genuine)

[Richard Lockwood]

Smug b***ard...

;-)

Cheers,

Rich.




> On Thu, 4 May 2000, Richard Lockwood wrote:
>
> > We've just been hit by a nasty script virus here.  If you get an email
with
> > the subject "ILOVEYOU" - DON'T OPEN THE ATTACHMENT, even if it comes
from
> > someone you trust.  It relies on Windows Script Host to run some
VBScript
> > which will rename files (over ALL your drives, local and remote),
downloads
> > a couple of files from the internet, overwrites some files, probably
some
> > other stuff too - we're still looking at it now here, but DON'T OPEN IT.
> > It'll also send itself to everyone in your address book (we think).
>
> Of course if you are not running something that runs VBScript, you are
> more or less safe.
>
> Like, say, Pine on Linux.
>
> Gatesware sucks.
>
> cd /c_drive/windows
> rm -rf
>
> "read microsoft, real fast"


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