Berkeley CSUA MOTD:Entry 18298
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5/18    You heard it here first on the motd (pre-slashdot)
        http://www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/05/19/computer.virus.01/index.html
        \_ I saw this yesterday on zdnet, lameoid.
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www.cnn.com/2000/TECH/computing/05/19/computer.virus.01/index.html
At one company, 5,000 computers were infected, according to Dave Perry, spokesman at the anti-virus software company Trend Micro Inc. Some virus experts say it could be more dangerous than the "Love Bug" virus, if it becomes widespread. Early Friday, anti-virus experts were watching to see whether companies in Asia are affected. ALSO * 126 Microsoft Outlook update impedes functionality, but enhances security * 127 Philippine student group notorious for hacking * 128 G8 agree to cooperate on cybercrime * 129 Global panel issues Internet security recommendations MESSAGE BOARD 130 Insurgency 131 Managing the net 132 Internet society 133 Hackers 134 Bracing for Cyberwar 135 Hacking Primer 136 Hacking: Two Views 137 Timeline 138 Gallery 139 Discussion 140 TIME: Counterhacking 101 141 Related Sites Some computer experts advise home and individual Microsoft Outlook users not to open forwarded messages containing attachments. Eddy Hsia, director of engineering for McAfee, in Santa Clara, California, told CNN that his company had issued a "high threat" warning about the virus. He said new attachments to an e-mail -- the way in which the virus arrives -- should not be opened, especially if they are from people who have not been heard from for a while. Hsia said it is too early to detect the source of the new strain. The subject line of an infected e-mail starts with "FW:" and includes the name of a randomly chosen attachment from a previous e-mail on an infected computer. Like "Love Bug" the virus can send itself to everybody in the user's address book. In that case, it can destroy most of the files on the hard drive, rendering the computer useless until the operating system is reinstalled. The worm not only changes its message subject each time it infects, but each copy of the message is different from every other copy. Recovering deleted files Home and individual users of Microsoft Outlook should not open forwarded messages containing attachments of any type, ICSA says. With regard to recovering deleted files, ICSA says it will be very difficult. The infected files are overwritten by the virus and are recoverable only by restoration from backup. Anti-virus companies are hoping that increased awareness prompted by the "Love Bug" will temper the spread of the new strain. The virus forced many businesses and government agencies -- from the Pentagon to Britain's Parliament to major companies such as Ford and Lucent -- to take down computer networks for protection and repair.