HI all-
This is a real virus alert, not a hoax. A new virus, "Sircam" is
propagating through the Internet. It has the potential to do real damage
to your file system. I've received 2 copies of it in the last two days,
which were intercepted by my antivirus software. (Make sure you have a
good antivirus program, it is correctly configured, and your virus
definitions are up-to-date.) The following information is from the "Woody's
Office Tips" newsletter.
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"Sircam (full name W32.Sircam.Worm@mm) arrives either via
email or it copied to shared network drives. The email
contains a subject line including a file name from the
sending computer. The subject and message body can be in
English or Spanish. In English the message body will
always start with "Hi! How are you?" and end with "See you
later. Thanks."
If you run the file attached to the email message the virus
will spread via email in various ways and also copy itself
to other computers on your network. In this latter way you
can be infected even if you are good about checking /
ignoring email attachments.
The virus can also delete files on your computer, fill the
hard drive to capacity and compromise your privacy (by
sending a random file from your computer out to email
recipients.
You should update your anti-virus software then do a full
scan of your hard drives and any network shared drives. If
the virus is detected the AV software should remove it but
you should also empty the Recycle bin and make sure your
Autoexec.bat file hasn't been tampered with.
For full details on Sircam and removing it check out ZDnet
http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/hud0007500a/www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2776123,00.html
or Symantec
http:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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Jon Falk
Jonathan Falk
Pine Tree Folk School
RR 2, Box 7162
Carmel, ME 04419
(207)848-2433
<http://www.ptfolkschool.org>
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