Klarinet Archive - Posting 000267.txt from 2000/05

From: "Bryan Cholfin" <cranked@-----.net>
Subj: Re: [kl] WORLDWIDE VIRUS - MP3 FILES
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 19:30:55 -0400

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>From: JMarioneau@-----.com
Apparently, when
> you open the email, it says "I Love You", and begins spreading the virus to
> all users in your address book.

Normally I'm pretty skeptical about virus alerts, but this one appears to be
for real. Like the Melissa virus, this one takes advantage of the macro
language of Microsoft Outlook. If you don't use Outlook on a PC (Macs appear
to be unaffected) it won't work.

--Bryan

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