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I noticed a "Live Update" happening on a Saturday...<br>
I went to the Symantec website and this is some of what they had to
say:<br>
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<x-tab> </x-tab>As of
January 9, 2003, due to increased submissions, Symantec Security Response
has upgraded this threat from a Category 2 to a Category 3. <br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>W32.Lirva.A
is a mass-mailing worm that also spreads by IRC, ICQ, KaZaA, and open
network shares. This worm attempts to terminate antivirus and
<x-tab> </x-tab>firewall
products. It also emails the cached Windows 95/98/Me dial-up networking
passwords to the virus writer.<br>
<br>
<x-tab> </x-tab>When
Microsoft Outlook receives the worm, the worm takes advantage of a
vulnerability that allows the attachment to auto-execute when you read or
<x-tab> </x-tab>preview the email.
Information on this vulnerability and a patch can be found at
<a href="http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-020.asp" eudora="autourl"><font color="#0000FF"><u>http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-020.asp</a></u>.<br>
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</font>Update you virus definitions !<br>
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I have my "Task Scheduler" set for checking for new updates
every two hours.<br>
There were two which came in on the afternoon on New Years Eve.<br>
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I'm glad I use Eudora.<br>
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<div>Regards,</div>
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<div>Jon Page, piano technician</div>
<div>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.</div>
<div><a href="mailto:jonpage@attbi.com" EUDORA=AUTOURL>mailto:jonpage@attbi.com</a></div>
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