Hi
I don't usually concern myself with virus stuff 'cause in my experience
they have mostly been hoaxes.
However The following message came to me from the computer support dept.
here at the University of Utah, a most reliable source, and if they are
concerned we all should be. their info follows:
If you get this "Love Letter" email message, DO NOT OPEN IT!
We have received reports that this is already hitting HMBG
> There is a potential virus threat beginning to hit the Campus. The
> threat does not appear to be a hoax, please see the information below.
> Please take appropriate actions -- do not open attachments without
> proper virus scanning.
>
> Dave Huth
> Institutional Security Office (ISO
>
> The following alert can be found at:
> http://www.cert.org/current/current_activity.html#loveletter
>
> VBS/LoveLetter VBScript Worm
>
> The morning of 4/4/2000, we began to receive numerous reports of a
> VBScript worm being called "Love Letter" circulating in the wild. Early
> reports we have received indicate this is not a hoax. Reports indicate
> the worm is distributed via e-mail with the following characteristics:
>
> Subject: ILOVEYOU
>
> The body of the message contains:
>
> kindly check the attached LOVELETTER
> coming from me
>
> A file attachment is included, named:
>
> LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs
>
> More information is available from:
>
>
> http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/love.htm
>
> If your site has been affected by VBS/LoveLetter, we would appreciate
> knowing the scope of the infection at your site. Please let us know by
> submitting an incident report using our Incident Reporting Form, and be
> sure to specify how many hosts were affected.
>
> We will provide updates as we gather more
> information.
Dan
daniel.wright@genetics.utah.edu
Daniel Wright
University of Utah
Dept. of Human Genetics
20 S 2030 E
Biopolymers Bldg Rm 332
Salt Lake City, UT 84112
801-585-7863
Fax 801-585-7177
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