posted on April 23, 2001 05:54:36 AM new
Once again ... DO NOT USE MICROSOFT OUTLOOK FOR EMAIL! It's really insecure, and easy to exploit.
"The virus arrives via email in Microsoft Outlook and attempts to send itself by replying to unread email messages."
"If the attachment is opened, the worm displays a message box entitled, "Install error" which reads, "File data corrupt: probably due to a bad data transmission or bad disk access."
If you have to use Outlook, at least DO NOT OPEN ATTACHMENTS NO MATTER WHO YOU THINK SENT THEM. DELETE THE MAIL WITH THE ATTACHMENT AND ASK THE SUPPOSED SENDER TO RESEND.
"Once running, the Trojan attempts to mail the victim's IP Address to the author. Once this information is obtained, the author can connect to the infected system via the Internet and steal personal information such as usernames, and passwords. In addition, the Trojan also contains a keylogger program which is capable of capturing other vital information such as credit card and bank account numbers and passwords."
