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. > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe/subscribe or view archives of postings, go to the Gambia-L Web interface at: http://maelstrom.stjohns.edu/archives/gambia-l.html ----------------------------------------------------------------------------