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Gerry Sep 18th, 2001 09:34 AM

Virus Alert
 
CNBC just reported that there is a new virus spreading rapidly on the internet. It is simular to the last worm virus. They are tracing it to China. <BR>They advise caution opening e-mails today. Do not open any attachments that say "read me.exe".

Tom Sep 18th, 2001 10:00 AM

The official name of the virus is <BR>W32/Minda@MM McAfee assesses the risk as "High". <BR> <BR>The email attachment name seems to be limited to Readme.exe and uses teh icon for an Internet Explorer HTML document. The virus contains the string: Concept Virus (CV) V.5, Copyright (C) 2001 R.P.China <BR> <BR>McAfee has preliminary detection and removal tools at <BR>http://vil.mcafee.com/dispVirus.asp?virus_k=99209 <BR> <BR>It may take some time to get through as the server is very busy.

Topper Sep 19th, 2001 05:24 AM

And it's still out there, so let's top again.

TT Sep 19th, 2001 05:28 AM

This one's real, folks. Take it seriously. Get the McAfee or whatever will protect you.

ttt Sep 19th, 2001 06:14 AM

ttt

Furrowed brow Sep 19th, 2001 06:20 AM

The extremists of the Middle East will attack us with explosives and blood shed. The extremists of the Far East will attack us with stealth and technology. Just because I'm paranoid doesn't mean we aren't under global attack. <BR> <BR>I wonder what they think the world would look like with a hole where the US used to be. No more dollars and a literally "disintegrated" world political system. We've been both the Good Guys and the Bad Guys, unquestionably. But we can't help also being the Big Guys. If our internet goes down, our financial centers go down, our economy implodes, the world's go with it. Sorry about that, folks.

ttt Sep 19th, 2001 08:15 AM

Yeah, well, for now worry about this virus.


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