[MR] FW: EMERGENCY VIRUS ALERT - W32/Goner at MM

[Martha Wallenhorst]

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> Subject: EMERGENCY VIRUS ALERT - W32/Goner at MM
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>         ** EMERGENCY VIRUS ALERT - W32/Goner at MM **
> ------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Dear Martha,
>
> McAfee.com has seen an OUTBREAK of computers infected with
> W32/Goner at MM, also known as Pentagone, Goner or Gone. This
> is a NEW, HIGH RISK virus that spreads via Microsoft Outlook
> email and ICQ instantmessaging programs. This mass-mailing
> worm will arrive from someone you know with the following
> email message:
>
> Subject: Hi
>
> Body: How are you ?
> When I saw this screen saver, I immediately thought about you
> I am in a harry, I promise you will love it!
>
> Attachment: GONE.SCR
>
> Goner has a DESTRUCTIVE PAYLOAD. When the attachment is
> opened, it will look for a variety of anti-virus, firewall
> and other security programs and attempt to delete them,
> along with ALL FILES in the same directory. This worm
> will also place a trojan, REMOTE32.INI, on the system, which
> contains instructions to attempt Denial-of-Service attacks
> on other IRC users.
>
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