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From: (FRED W DETHLEFSEN)
Subject: [wnoliver@worldnet.att.net: Re: [NEGenWeb] Virus Warning--this is real]
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 15:44:58 -0700 (MST)




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From: (Bill Oliver)
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Subject: Re: [NEGenWeb] Virus Warning--this is real
Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 15:45:33 -0500


T*H*A*N*K*S Gary!!!!!

Bill
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G Martens wrote:
>
>
> > My husband just called me from work. Franklin County (OH) has had to shut
> > down their e-mail server as it is being bombarded with a virus. My hubby
> > has gotten nine himself. The subject line is "Here you have" and a smiley
> > face. The attatchment is "anna kournikova.jpg.vbs (2.56kb)" That's all I
> > know about it.
>
> This thing is making the national news also. New, and again for
> you Outlook users!!!!!!! NOTE that this is very new, so it won't be in
> your anti-virus signature files, and you won't be able to remove it. If
> your using ZoneAlarm, it will block it because it's an executable
> type attachment. Here's some info:
>
> If your using InoculateIT, download the latest signature update
> which has detection for this virus/worm. It's from tdoay, so you
> need to download the signature file again, even if you have done it
> recently.
>
> AVX warning: (AVX has a removal program available)
> http://www.avp.com/
>
> Trend Micro: (click on Virus info at the top)
> http://www.antivirus.com/pc-cillin/vinfo/
>
> Sophos:
> http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyses/vbsssta.html
>
> Norton has info but no protection yet:
> http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/
>
> Nothing from McAfee yet.
> Gary Martens
> NEGenWeb County Coordinator for Lincoln, Seward and Polk Counties
> AHSGR Village Coordinator for Schilling, Neu-Schilling & Konstantinovka




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