[Imc] New virus - beware

[Kranich, Kimberlie]

Beware, friends, of a new computer virus that could strike you at home.
It's legit. says my computer administrators at work. See email exchange
below.

Kim

-----Original Message-----
From: O'Dear, Laurie 
Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 9:45 AM
To: Kranich, Kimberlie
Subject: RE: Virus


Hi Kimberlie -

I didn't see this, but yes, this is a real virus.  The virus program on the
mail server has already caught this one several times.  People at WILL don't
have to worry here at work - the mail server catches all email viruses.  But
anyone with a home computer should make sure their virus scan software is
the latest version.

Laurie

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Kranich, Kimberlie 
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 9:23 AM
> To: Mirzaei, Farzo; O'Dear, Laurie
> Subject: Virus
> 
> 
> Did you see this?  Is it something others should know about?  
> Is it legit?
> 
> kak
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: MichaelP [mailto:papadop at PEAK.ORG]
> Sent: Tuesday, July 24, 2001 9:00 AM
> To: cag at PEAK.ORG; ykboo at PEAK.ORG; grc at PEAK.ORG
> Subject: [grc] listcop message
> 
> 
> 
> There a worm going round	
> 
> See
> http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.sircam.worm@mm.html
> 
> ===========
> 
> The sophisticated SirCam is a strain of the Love Bug and Anna 
> Kournikova
> worms which caused havoc for businesses earlier this year.
> 
> 
> SirCam randomly selects files from a computer's hard drive 
> and emails them
> to everyone in the machine's address book.
> 
> The email asks the recipient to give their advice on the 
> attached document
> and the virus spreads when this is opened.
> 
> 
> It comes as an attachment with an e-mail but it's clever, not 
> only does
> it scoop up confidential documents on your computer it sends them to
> everybody in your address book.
> 
> SirCam was first spotted last week and is more difficult to contain
> because it changes the message in the email subject line every time it
> attacks a new computer - using the name of the file taken 
> from the hard
> disk.
> 
> Experts are warning all users to double-check any email they 
> receive, even
> if it comes from a usually reliable source.
> The message  ...
> First line: Hi! How are you?
> Second line: a choice of things like -I send you this file in order to
> have your advice 
> Last line: See you later. Thanks
> ... comes in spanish or english
> 
> But, as usual, this worm attacks only Windoze systems
> like * Windows 95/98 * Windows NT/2000 
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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