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Jan
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08-01-2000
| Tuesday, November 09, 2004 - 1:12 pm
For those who don't read News & Views, Azriel posted this important story there: New E-mail Worm Circulating Firms warn of new Mydoom worm McAfee says new e-mail worm spreads via Web links; Microsoft looks into the threat it poses. November 9, 2004: 12:09 PM EST NEW YORK (CNN/Money) - Anti-virus software maker McAfee Inc. is warning about a new version of the Mydoom worm that infects computers of people who click on a link in e-mail they receive. The new version is a mass-mailing worm that does not contain an attachment, as some earlier versions of the worm program have done. A worm is a self-replicating computer program that -- like a computer virus -- can cause damage to a computer's software by attaching itself to programs. The new Mydoom e-mail messages direct users to click on a link, directing them to an infected machine. Following the hyperlink results in an infection occurring on the target victim's system....(more) ... Some of the e-mail transmissions appear to be from PayPal, the online payment system that is part of eBay Inc. (Research). The text of the e-mail includes the following: "Congratulations! PayPal has successfully charged $175 to your credit card. Your order tracking number is A866DEC0, and your item will be shipped within three business days. "To see details please click this link." [of course, clicking the link unleashes the worm to all of the people in your address book.] CNN link
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