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This just arrived from two sources. One of them frequents a virus control agency on a regular basis. He has provided the information from MSNBC. Thought you might want to be forewarned. Bill Wipfler ________________ There is another very destructive virus making the rounds (as of 6/7), called PrettyPark.EXE. It comes as an e-mail attachment, and seems only to affect Windows-based systems. It is quite sophisticated and has already had a serious impact on business computer systems. I quote from MSNBC/ZDNet: . . . victims of the virus, which is being described as a worm with Trojan capabilities, are likely Microsoft Windows users who are being sent to a custom Internet relay chat channel without their knowledge. Once there, victims’ personal data — ranging from e-mail address book lists, operating system preferences and registration numbers, passwords, and form data (including stored credit card information) — can be potentially retrieved from the victim’s PC without their knowledge by the virus writer. . . . The virus is spread when PC users open an attached e-mail program file named “PrettyPark.EXE”. When executed, it may display the Windows 3D pipe screen saver while it creates and sends duplicate files of itself to e-mail addresses listed in the user’s Internet address book. PrettyPark will run this routine every 30 seconds, without the user’s knowledge. It will also connect to the custom IRC channel while the PC owner is on the Internet or reading e-mail while connected to a remote server. What to do? 1) Keep your virus software updated and use it 2) Don't open any attachment EVER, even from your best friend, without first scanning it for viruses. _________________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com
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