It hit here too. We've had to isolate our network and lock all users out of
exchange to try to clean it off the exchange servers.

----- Original Message -----
From: "Gordon Hughes" <ghughes@...>
To: <eqbards@egroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 10:21 AM
Subject: [eqbards] ILOVEYOU! Virus warning

> /ooc A rapidly spreading virus is sweeping across the world at an alarming
rate.
> It has the subject "I LOVE YOU" and contains an attachment "A Love Letter
For You". This attachment contains a Visual Basic virus which will do the
following:
>
> Re-direct you IE homepage to www.skyinet.com
> Overwrite your .jpg, .css, .vbs, .mpg, .mp3 (amongst others) files and
give them a .vbs extension. It is suspected that the virus will append
itself to these files also.
> Propogate to all your contacts in your Outlook contacts list.
>
> Several UK and European companies have been brought down by this virus,
which is spreading faster than the Melissa virus of last year. It also hit
our company a short while ago.
>
> Delete any mail with the subject "I LOVE YOU" and certainly do not open
any attachments it may contain.
>
> Symantec have very recently released an update to their software to combat
the virus, although their homepage is currently swamped ;)
>
> I know people don't usually trust anti-virus mails, but this is not a
drill ;) Check out the news pages of www.yahoo.co.uk or www.zdnet.com for
details.
>
> Gordon
>
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