My understanding from someone else was this;
It SHOULD only effect users of ie5 (it uses the Windows Scripting Host which
comes with ie5 and some other products).
Quoting Aussie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
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> On 4 May 00, at 23:03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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> > Hi all,
> >
> > we have been hit by a new virii, the email subject title is ILOVEYOU,
> it
> > has caused some problems in Dell Australia, we had to filter the email
> > to trash that has this title. what we have found about this attack is
> it
> > replicates using outlook addressbook (How usless is I.S department
> ^^^^^^^
> > allowing to use a program that has had so many virial attacks that
> > replicates by grabbing addresses in the address book) also it opens IE
> > and attaches to a web site and downloads a file. todate we do not know
> > what the file does. I have been informed that Norton is developing an
> > antivirus update and it should be ready by approx 2am.
>
> Anyone here overly concerned about yet another IE/Outlook virus? I know
> I'm not. I actually think it's quite funny.....is this a message from
> Bill himself? A virus that only affects IE/Outlook called ILoveYou??
>
> Aussie
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