Virus Alert

[Robert Goodale]

I will confirm that this one is NOT a hoax.  I received a formal official
warning about this virus from the university computing services people today.
Beware!

ginacarter wrote:

> Folks,
>
> I just received this message from McAfee. You might want to update your
> virus protection.
>
> Gina
>
> VIRUS ALERT - W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak
>
> Dear McAfee.com Dispatch Subscriber:
> W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak is a new, compressed variant of the original
> W32/ExploreZip.worm. AVERT has assessed it as a high-risk threat,
> approaching outbreak levels! It reproduces itself by sending replies to
> incoming email messages, with itself as an attachment called
> "zipped_files.exe".
>
> It includes a payload: it will search the user's mapped drives and overwrite
> all files of types .c, .cpp, .asm, doc, .xls, .ppt. to zero Kb.
>
> IMPORTANT - If you receive an email with the message "I received your email
> and I shall send you a reply ASAP. Till then, take a look at the attached
> zipped docs.", DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY! It will have an attachment called
> "zipped_files.exe"; DO NOT DOUBLE-CLICK OR RUN THIS ATTACHMENT! If you do,
> it will infect your system!
>
> McAfee.com