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avalon-digest        Tuesday, January 29 2002        Volume 07 : Number 033



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  [AVALON] Looks like virus time again                 [CoconutTears@aol.com]

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Date: Mon, 28 Jan 2002 23:20:21 EST
From: CoconutTears@aol.com
Subject: [AVALON] Looks like virus time again

I'm assuming all of you got 6 emails from timtuck@home.com that are mighty 
suspicious.  Here's the info I got when I out of curiosity typed the supposed 
link into my browser.  (Macs are pretty virus-free.)

Karen

New Email Worm 'My Party' Surfaces, Begins to Grow 
Mon Jan 28, 8:07 AM ET 
LONDON (Reuters) - A new computer bug that tries to trick computer users into 
clicking on a virus-infected Web link masquerading as party photos emerged in 
Asia on Monday morning and began spreading to Europe, computer experts said. 
The so-called "My Party" worm, which is not considered destructive, spreads 
by infiltrating popular email software Microsoft Windows Address Book and 
Outlook Express Database. 
The worm emails itself to every person in an infected users' email log making 
it look as if the worm comes from a colleague or friend, experts said. 
Anti-virus specialist Trend Micro gave it a medium risk rating. Security 
firms said that compared with past email worms, such as Nimda and Sircam, the 
number of reported "My Party" infections thus far is moderate. 
The virus arrives as an email with the subject line "new photos from my 
party!" It contains an innocuous looking file attachment called 
www.myparty.yahoo.com. A message in the body of the email reads: "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!" 
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos Anti-Virus, said 
because it carries what appears to be an authentic link from the popular Web 
portal Yahoo and appears to come from a colleague or friend, the worm has the 
potential to spread quickly. 
As of 1200 GMT, Sophos received reports of infection from corporate clients 
and academic institutions in Asia, the Middle East and Europe. 
Sophos has devised a patch at: 
http:/www.sophos.com/virusinfo/analyzes/w32mypartya.html. 


 


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