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Fw: ATTENTION: NEW VIRUS/WORM ALERT



Hello all,

I had received a warning this afternoon regarding a new virus and sure
enough it made it to this list.  I wouldn't advise anyone opening any mail
with this extension.

Patrick

> A new worm is spreading quickly out there.  It's called W32/Myparty@MM.
DO
> NOT open any attachments or URL links from any message with the following:
>
> SUBJECT: new photos from my party
> BODY:  Hello!
>
> If you receive a message that fits this description, please DELETE the
> message immediately and the attachment as well.  If you need help with
this
> let me know.  It has come to our attention that many SIRSI(STILAS) list
> users have contracted or is spreading the worm via email.
>
> Here's an official description from MCAFEE:
>
> MCAFEE VIRUS PROFILE AS POSTED
>
> This mass-mailing worm drops a BackDoor trojan (BackDoor-AAF) on
> WindowsNT/2K/XP system. The worm itself carries no destructive payloads.
> It arrives in an email message containing the following information:
>
> Subject: new photos from my party!
> Body: Hello!
>
> My party... It was absolutely amazing!
> I have attached my web page with new photos!
> If you can please make color prints of my photos. Thanks!

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