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<font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">24 September 2001 (17:49MST; 20:49EDT)</font>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Hello -- </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Here we go again. </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> This time we have a new virus and
this can do real damage to the data on your hard drive. It is called VOTE.A
(aka/WTC) Below are links to the ComputerWorld article released today and
McAfee-AVERT. </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"><a href="http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO64195,00.html" target="_blank">
http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO64195,00.html</a>
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<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"><a href="http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusSummary.asp?virus_k=99212" target="_blank">
http://vil.nai.com/vil/virusSummary.asp?virus_k=99212</a>
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<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> This virus takes advantage of our
interest in the World Trade Center attack. Currently it comes with the subject:
Fwd:Peace BeTweeN AmeriCa And IsLaM ! Notice the irregular case. It includes
an attachment of WTC.EXE. If you receive such an eMail with an attachment
delete it immediately WITHOUT LOOKING AT IT AND WITHOUT EXTRACTING THE ATTACHMENT!!!
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<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> If you run the WTC.EXE attachment
it will delete all the files in the WINDOWS subdirectory (folder). Then
it will at the FORMAT C: command to the AUTOEXEC.BAT file. Then when you
reboot the computer you will wipe out all your programs and data as the format
command gets executed. </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Currently McAfee will detect the
virus as the Backdoor virus. </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial"> In addition, if the WTC.EXE is executed
Microsoft Outlook users can be unwitting propagators of this virus (Surprise!
Get Netscape or Eudora if you have not already done so, so you will not be
vulnerable.) In addition, it will attempt to delete your anti-Virus software.
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<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Full protection from McAfee is not
due until 04 October 2001 with the 4164 .DAT. </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Be careful! </font></p>
<p><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">-- Gary Kabakoff </font></p>
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