FYI - Soffie

>       We recently became aware of a new "worm/virus" that has been
> released called VBS/MONOPOLY.
>
>               Similiar to the Melissa Worm, this is a VB-Script worm that
> can distribute itself as an e-mail attachment. The 'To' and 'CC' field of
> the
>               e-mail are always blank and the e-mail subject always
> appears as:
>               Bill Gates joke
>          The e-mail body contains the attachment 'MONOPOLY.VBS', and the
> line
>               Bill Gates is guilty of monopoly. Here is the proof. :-)
>               If MS Outlook98 or MS Outlook2000 are running, the worm will
> search all address entries in all Outlook address books ( Global,
> Personal, Contacts etc.). It will create a list of recipients, which will
> be BCC-ed (thus not visible in the TO or CC field) on the generated
> message having the worm VBS file 'MONOPOLY.VBS' attached.
>               Additionally, it will attach personal information about your
> computer system to the e-mail message.
>               See http://vil.nai.com/vil/vbs10234.asp for more detailed
> information.
>
>       This worm will also look for a version of the popular ICQ instant
> messaging program and attempt to send out it's payload via that method.
>
>       Although this worm is assessed to have low risk, there is the
> potential for creating a mail storm, thus denying mail services to the
> company!
>
>       McAfee has provided a new virus definition file that will protect
> your system.  Please make sure you have McAfee VirusScan Version 4.0.3a
> (for Win95/98) or VirusScan Version 4.0.3 (for NT) with virus definition
> pattern 4.0.4038.
>
>       As always, please use good judgement when opening mail attachments
> that you receive (especially if you do not know the sender of the
> message).  Don't download programs from Internet sites you don't trust.
>

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