VIRUSES ALERTS !!! 

 

SirCam worm spreading rapidly
Discovered on July 17, 2001, the SirCam worm is spreading rapidly with some users reportedly receiving dozens of copies a day. Its infection routine can not only compromise confidential material on your system, improper removal can cause an inability to launch any .EXE (including program files) on your system. The worm has a malicious payload (action) on the infected system. In one out of twenty cases, on October 16th it will delete the contents of the local drive on which Windows is installed. In one out of fifty cases, on any day of the year, the SirCam virus will create a file in the hidden \Recycled\ folder named sircam.sys and repeatedly append test strings in that file until the hard drive space is filled to capacity.

Naked Wife virus spreading
Virus control companies are warning of a medium to high-risk PC-disabling virus disguised as an e-mail attachment labeled "NakedWife.exe." The e-mail itself is titled, "My wife never look like that!" Once opened, the virus mails itself to addresses in the Microsoft Corp. Outlook address book and erases critical operating system files.
(Posted 7/3/01)

From Russia with love? Kournikova virus smashes Net
We always knew she was a femme fatale: Well, a virus posing as a photo of tennis star Anna Kournikova is spreading aggressively via e-mail, as security experts rush to combat it.
Looking for jpegs of Anna Kournikova in your inbox? Be aware, looking at her photos may unleash a worm on your PC. (Posted 12/2/01)

Beware the KakWorm Virus
 
Your desktop's quirky start-up behavior could be a symptom of viral infection.
 
PROBLEM - Booting your PC, a window, apparently left over from a previous Internet session, appears with the line C:\Windows\Start Up\Program Files\Startup\Kak.Hta at the top. Despite trying many things to delete the window, it keeps coming back.

SOLUTION  Your system is infected with the KakWorm virus, which takes advantage of the signature feature in Outlook Express (English or French version) to attach itself to all messages sent from the infected machine. Merely reading such a message can infect the recipient's machine.

It is reported that the KakWorm virus has been spread through mass-marketing e-mails. Moreover, KakWorm is listed  as a "top threat." You need to get rid of the virus and update your system to close the security leak this intruder exploits.

To restore your machine to health, contact us at antivirus@superlan.8m.com (Please specify your problems)

BAD VIRUS WARNING

This is a virus warning from a pretty reliable source.. Be careful  everyone AND once again the BEST thing to do is ALWAYS download exe files  to a disk rather than your hard drive. THEY are the ones that usually  contain the virus'.

IF YOU RECEIVE AN E-MAIL THAT READS "UPGRADE INTERNET2" DO NOT OPEN IT, AS IT CONTAINS AN EXECUTABLE NAMED "PERRIN.EXE." IT WILL ERASE ALL THE DATA  IN YOUR HARD DRIVE AND IT WILL STAY IN MEMORY EVERY TIME THAT YOU UPLOAD ANY DATA, IT WILL BE AUTOMATICALLY ERASED AND YOU WILL NOT BE ABLE TO USE YOUR COMPUTER AGAIN. 

THIS IS  A VERY DANGEROUS VIRUS. TO THIS DATE, THERE IS NO KNOWN ANTI VIRUS PROGRAM FOR THIS PARTICULAR VIRUS PLEASE, FORWARD THIS INFORMATION TO YOUR FRIENDS,  SO THAT THEY WILL BE ON THE ALERT.

ALSO CHECK THE LIST BELOW, SENT BY IBM, WITH THE NAMES OF SOME  E-MAILS THAT, IF RECEIVED, SHOULD NOT BE OPENED AND MUST BE DELETED IMMEDIATELY, BECAUSE THEY CONTAIN ATTACHED VIRUSES. THIS WAY YOUR COMPUTER WILL BE SAFE. THE TITLES ARE:

 1) buddylst.exe    2) calcu18r.exe    3) deathpr.exe    4) einstein.exe    5) happ.exe     6) girls.exe    7) happy99.exe    

8) japanese.exe    9) keypress.exe    10) kitty.exe    11) monday.exe    12) teletubb.exe    13) The Phantom Menace    

14) prettypark.exe    15) UP-GRADE INTERNET2    16) perrin.exe    17) I love You    

18) CELCOM Screen Saver or CELSAVER.EXE    19) Win a Holiday (e-mail)    20) JOIN THE CREW O PENPALS

ONCE AGAIN, DO NOT OPEN THESE E-MAILS AND PASS THIS INFORMATION ON TO YOUR FRIENDS.