[Am-info] New MyLife Variant has Nasty Payload

[Fred A. Miller]

New MyLife Variant has Nasty Payload

A new variant of the MyLife worm, this one with a caricature of former
President Clinton, is spreading quickly, according to anti-virus firms.
This version packs a stronger punch than the version that circulated
several weeks ago because several bugs in its code have been fixed,
allowing the worm to drop a nasty payload that destroys files.
Additionally, the message body that accompanies the worm tries to trick
the reader into believing the attachment has been found "Viruse" free.
http://www.msnbc.com/news/728077.asp?0dm=C12NT
http://zdnet.com.com/2100-1105-866811.html
http://www.computerworld.com/storyba/0,4125,NAV47_STO69455,00.html

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