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Greetings:
Once again, there is a recently discovered virus
that is running rampant. I just received multiple copies of e-mail
messages claiming to be from the Microsoft Corporation Security Center with an
attachment that is described as a recent security update patch for IE and
Outlook. The attached file is Q216309.exe. and it is about 122 K in
size. Delete this message immediately from your system and do not open the
attachment - it is a worm called W32.Gibe@mm that propogates through MS Outlook.
What is pernicious about this virus is that your AV software may not detect it
even if you recently updated your virus definition files. For example, I
did a manual scan on the attachment and it was picked up by my Norton
AV. (This just shows that good old fashioned paranoia is still
your best last line of defense.)
For more information on this virus follow this link
to the Symantec Security Response Center:
Sincerely,
Roger M. Guttentag
610-584-8836
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