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Message: [QUOTE="jamsxr, post: 172332, member: 16859"] [b]NEW VIRUS WARNING---[/b] ---- > > New 'War Vote' Virus Deletes Computer Files > > > > SAN FRANCISCO (Sept. 24) - Security experts on Monday warned > > of a brand new > > virus masquerading as a program that will allow people to vote > > whether the > > United States should go to war over the deadly Sept. 11 hijacker > > attacks, but > > which deletes computer files instead. > > > > The "Vote Virus" is spreading via e-mail to users of Microsoft > > Corp.'s > > Outlook e-mail program, said Simon Perry, vice president of > > security > > solutions at Computer Associates International Inc. > > > > The virus appears with the subject line: "Peace between > > America and Islam!" > > and the body of the e-mail reads: "Hi. Is it a war against > > America or Islam!? > > Let's vote to live in peace!" Perry said. > > > > When the attachment entitled "WTC.exe" is opened, the virus > > deletes all the > > files on the computer's hard drive and sends copies of the > > e-mail to every > > address listed in the computer's address book, he said. > > > > The virus also defaces any Web pages that are hosted by an > > infected > > computer to read: "America ... few days will show you what we > > can do!!! It's > > our turn >>> Zaker is so sorry for you." > > > > The virus is believed to be the work of an opportunist and not > > associated > > with the Sept. 11 jetliner attacks on the World Trade Center and > > Pentagon in > > which more than 6,000 people are believed to be dead or missing. > > > > "There is no evidence that this is related to the people who > > carried out" > > the attacks, Perry said. > > > > "We feel this is likely to get quite a high pickup in that a > > lot of people > > are going to click on this," he said. "If the news about this > > doesn't get out > > before people get their e-mails, they're at risk." > > > > SICK SENSE OF HUMOR > > > > Perry said he expects there will be more socially engineered > > viruses > > created in the future that will take advantage of people's > > interest in the > > attacks and the subsequent political and military repercussions. > > > > "What this is is a sick sense of humor," Perry said. "Chances > > are this is > > not any kind of cyber-terrorism. It's just cyber terror." > > > > As many as 10 large corporate customers of Computer Associates > > have been > > infected since the virus first appeared Monday morning, Perry > > said. > > Researchers do not know where it originated from but it has not > > yet hit > > Europe and Asia, he said. > > > > Computer Associates is working on software that will enable > > its Innoculate > > anti-virus software to detect the new virus and prevent it from > > infecting a > > computer, Perry said. [/QUOTE]

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