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<DIV><SPAN class=216330519-09052001><FONT face=Arial color=#0000ff
size=2>Although this is off topic, and yes I know that there are those of you
that believe that Linux is immune to viruses, there are still some on the list
that may be affected by this virus, especially those that use The Other
Operating System, to read their mail with.</FONT></SPAN></DIV><BR><BR>
<P><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>Stephen Dawes B.A. B.Sc.</FONT> <BR><FONT
face="Courier New" size=2>Web Business Office, The City of Calgary</FONT>
<BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>PHONE: (403) 268-5527. FAX: (403)
268-6423</FONT> <BR><FONT face="Courier New" size=2>E-MAIL ADDRESS:
sdawes@gov.calgary.ab.ca </FONT></P><BR>
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<DIV class=OutlookMessageHeader><FONT face="Times New Roman"
size=2>-----Original Message-----<BR><B>From:</B> ITS Security
[mailto:its.security@gov.calgary.ab.ca] <BR><B>Sent:</B> Wednesday, May 09, 2001
8:35 AM<BR><B>To:</B> Strategic.Services@gov.calgary.ab.ca<BR><B>Subject:</B>
FW: Virus alert<BR><B>Importance:</B> High<BR><BR></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>This Internet worm was created with a Visual Basic Script worm generator.
It propagates only via Microsoft Outlook by sending itself as an email
attachment to all addresses listed in the infected user's address book. After
this, the worm tries to randomly open certain pornographic Web sites using
Internet Explorer. The worm checks if the email that it sent out exists in the
MS Outlook Journal and Sent Items folder, by looking for the subject "Homepage."
When it finds email with the subject "Homepage" in these folders, the worm
deletes the email to prevent detection. <BR></DIV>
<DIV>It arrives looking like the following:</DIV>
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<DIV><STRONG>Subject</STRONG>: Homepage<BR><B>Message Body</B>: Hi! You've got
to see this page! It's really cool ;O)<BR><B>Attachment</B>:
HOMEPAGE.HTML.VBS </DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV>Again: The City's e-mail virus scanning software is scanning for the
new worm, and the desktop Norton Antivirus software will also identify it
if Norton is up to date and running. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>However, as many of you have computers at home it was decided to issue an
alert. Please use caution when processing e-mail and opening attachments, even
from known contacts.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Thank you.</DIV>
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