With thanks to Stella for sharing this, I pass along our newest pain in
the...neck. Again folks, PLEASE run virus software and be cautious
about opening files. Also keep an eye on your Outlook mail if you use
that program.
Rootsweb lists will not allow attachments, so you won't get it from the
list. Members ON the list, however, may have you in their address books
and can forward this virus to you without their knowledge.
Below is information from Symantec on the new virus (edited).
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Bugbear is an Internet worm with a Trojan horse that attempts to steal
your passwords and credit card information. Bugbear (w32.bugbear@mm),
also known as Tanatos, is about 50KB long and is compressed with the UPX
file compressor. Users of Internet Explorer 5.01 or 5.5 who have not
patched the Incorrect Mime header flaw are vulnerable to the worm's
e-mail attack.
All versions of Windows are vulnerable to this worm's ability to arrive
via open file sharing. Users of Macintosh, Linux, and Unix are not at
risk. Since Bugbear sends infected e-mail and contains a potentially
dangerous Trojan horse, it ranks a 6 on the ZDNet Virus Meter.
Bugbear arrives via e-mail with no distinct characteristics except for
an attached file that is always 50,688 bytes long. The subject line and
text may be taken from existing e-mail. Bugbear also arrives through
network file sharing.
Users of Internet Explorer 6 should be safe from the e-mail portion of
this worm. Users of IE 5.01 and 5.5 who have not installed the Infected
Mime header patch found in MS01-020 should do so. If you do not need to
share files on a network, you should also turn off file sharing within
Windows.
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If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to contact me
privately.
Again, thanks Stella!
Robin
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Robin Pyatt Bellamy
http://www.triedit.com
Chasing Dead Relatives