[pchelpers] Re: Klez virus/worm cat #4 threat

Hi Robert:

Will you resend your message again please, this time changing to the mode of
plain text it.  If you are using Outlook express look  in Format you can
change it there. Just go over the URLS to make sure they are high lighted.
Sometimes when you change over to Plain Text . Anyhow you won't have all
this  gibberish.   Thank you- Jackie MacWhirter

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Subject: [pchelpers] Klez virus/worm cat #4 threat


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New York Times

http://www.nytimes.com/2002/04/27/technology/27VIRU.html?todaysheadlines

A New Risk to Computers Worldwide





By JOHN SCHWARTZ





 rogue computer program that is the online equivalent of a quick-change =
artist is infecting computers around the world via e-mail and clogging =
computer networks.

The program, W32/KLEZ.H, is a "blended threat," combining elements of a =
virus, which infects machines, and a worm, which transports itself from =
machine to machine. It also tries to disable some antivirus programs.



It makes itself hard for users to spot by changing its e-mail subject =
line, message and name of the attachment at random, drawing from a =
database that includes, for example, such subject lines as "Hello, =
honey," and "A very funny website."=20

The program has grown increasingly common as users unknowingly activate =
it - sometimes without even opening the e-mail attachment that carries =
the virus - and allow it to send copies of itself to those in the =
victim's e-mail address file.

"It is exploding," said Keith Peer, chief executive of Central Command, =
a computer security company.

The rapid spread of the program caused Symantec and McAfee.com, two =
prominent computer protection companies, to upgrade their warnings about =
it in recent days; Symantec said on its Web site that it now considered =
the program a "category 4" risk, its second-highest ranking.

The program exploits vulnerable spots in computer programs, most notably =
a problem in earlier versions of Microsoft's mail programs, Outlook and =
Outlook Express, which allows some types of computer programs to be =
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The program can also grab files randomly from victims' hard drives and =
send them out, but it does little damage to the machines themselves, =
antivirus companies said.

Microsoft has had patches available to fix these problems for more than =
a year, but many people do not keep their software up to date, said =
Vincent Weafer, the director of research at Symantec Security Response.

Although most antivirus software programs already provided protection =
against the Klez family, the new variant has enough new wrinkles to =
trick some of the digital sentries. The latest versions of software have =
been updated to block the worm, and the companies offer free online =
tools to cleanse infected machines.




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Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
Version: 6.0.350 / Virus Database: 196 - Release Date: 4/17/2002

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