Here's info on a new, particularly nasty virus that can allow others to
control your computer!
www.msnbc.com/local/rtnc/2922.asp#BODY
Gregg
John Hermanson wrote:
>
> According to Computer Associates, it's a particularly nasty virus. It also
> goes into your address book and starts sending copies of itself to all your
> contacts. If you launch IE and it's default home page has been changed to
> "geocities.com/SiliconValley/Vista/8279/index.html", your HD is already
> infected.
> When I got it, I knew I hadn't requested any pictures from anyone so I
> immediately deleted it. Be careful!
>
> John
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> From: <ClassicVW@xxxxxxx>
> To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Tuesday, December 07, 1999 5:43 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] Service turn-around blues
>
> > In a message dated 12/07/1999 2:07:53 PM EST, omtech@xxxxxxxxx writes:
> >
> > > For the record I'm in lovely Huntington, NY. Anybody here get that
> > > "Newpics4you" virus yet?
> >
> > John and all- I recall receiving an e-mail about two weeks ago with that
> > header and immediately deleted it without opening- not because I felt it
> was
> > a virus, just that it could have been spam, porno, or a virus. I just
> > remember thinking "Yeah, right!"
> > I don't recall the address it was from.
> >
> > George S.
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