The virus that has been mentioned on this list is in fact real. It is NOT a hoax. I have heard about it on the radio and also received the following message from the computer networking folks at the university. Rob Goodale, RPT Las Vegas, NV UNLV Official wrote: > ---------------------- Forwarded by Office of Information Technology > Official/UNLV on 05/04/2000 10:51 AM --------------------------- > > Systems & Applications > 05/04/2000 09:54 AM > > To: Office of Information Technology Official/UNLV@UNLV > cc: > Subject: New Virus Alert! > > ILOVEYOU e-mail worm invades PCs! > > This Melissa-like e-mail worm, bearing the title ILOVEYOU,' is sweeping through > Asia and has been reported in the U.S. and the UK. > > A scan of the visual basic code included in the attachment reveals that the > virus may be corrupting MP3, and JPEG files on users' hard > drives as well as mIRC (a version of Internet Relay Chat). It also appears to > reset the default start page for Internet Explorer. > > The e-mail message arrives with the subject line "ILOVEYOU" and asks the user to > open an attachment called > "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs." Some email programs will suppress the ".vbs" > extension, making the attachment seem like > an innocuous text file. It is actually a Visual Basic script that uses the > Windows Scripting Host to perform several actions, including > dropping two script files into the system directory that execute each time the > system boots. > > The virus also tries to download a file called WIN-BUGSFIX.exe from the Internet > and use Outlook's address book to send copies > of itself to everyone in it. This part works only with Outlook users, and does > not affect outlook 97 or Outlook Express. > > According to virus experts, the WIN-BUGSFIX.exe file scans the user's memory for > network passwords and attempts to > send them to the virus creator. > > Five easy steps to protect your PC from viruses and worms: > > 1. Get protected. You should have virus protection software on your PC. If you > have not taken the time to do so, please visit this > site http://get the URL and download the virus protection software. If you need > access to the site, please contact Systems & Applications > at 1389. > > 2. Update your antivirus software. Once you have the protection on your PC you > need to keep it current by downloading the virus update > files. These files address newly created viruses. > > 3. Scan your PC regularly with your virus protection software. Make it a habit > to scan your PC to protect your work. > > 4. "Be suspicious of e-mail attachments. Even if the e-mail is from a known > source, be careful. A few viruses take the mailing lists > from an infected computer and send out new messages with its destructive payload > attached. Always scan the attached files > first for viruses. Unless it's a file or an image you are expecting, delete it." > > 5. Stay informed. There are new viruses and bugs created every day. To stay > current on these you can visit > http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/filters/subfilter/0,7212,6001787,00.html - ZDNet's > Bugs, Viruses, Security Alerts page. > > Five easy steps By Robert Vamosi at > http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2425285,00.html, please see this > web-site for > the full article. > > For more detailed information on the ILOVEYOU worm, please see > http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/0,4586,2561671,00.html?chkpt=zdhpnews01 > > Systems & Applications > > ________________________________________________________________________ > This message has been distributed to the UNLV campus via the UNLV Official list > server. > > For information regarding the policies that govern this list, review the > following web page: http://www.unlv.edu/infotech/cpcc/E-mail.html. > For information on how to post messages to this list, see > http://sysapps.nevada.edu/UNLVListServers
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