Virus Warning !

Swann, Benjamin R. (BSWANN) BSWANN at arinc.com
Tue Dec 4 15:03:42 EST 2001


	FYI

> There's a new virus currently spreading across the internet which has a
> "High Threat" assessment. "Goner" is a mass mailing worm written in Visual
> Basic that attempts to send itself using Microsoft Outlook to all entries
> found in the Outlook Address book. It appeared on December 4th, 2001. It
> arrives in an email message probably from someone you know, containing the
> following information:
> Subject: Hi
> Body:
> How are you ?
> When I saw this screen saver, I immediately thought about you
> I am in a harry, I promise you will love it!
> Attachment: GONE.SCR
> Running this attachment infects your PC. In addition to self propagation,
> this virus deletes system files and terminates your existing virus s/w.
> Remember, messages from unknown senders, or messages from known senders
> with un-referenced attachments, or messages from known senders that look
> out of character should all be treated as potentially dangerous. If you
> are in doubt....DON'T OPEN IT.



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