Virus Alert from McAfee

[madfish]

This just in my mail box tonight:
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******************** VIRUS ALERT *************************
************* VBS/VBSWG.Z@MM (Mawanella Virus) ************


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McAfee.com has seen a large and growing number of computers
infected with VBS/VBSWG.Z@MM. This is a MEDIUM ON WATCH
RISK virus that is spread via the Windows email program
Outlook. The infected email can come from addresses that
you recognize, with an attachment named "Mawanella.vbs".
The email message can appear as follows:

Subject: Mawanella
Body: Mawanella is one of the Sri Lanka's Muslim Village
Attachment: Mawanella.vbs

Opening the attachment initiates the mass e-mailing routine.
When the attachment is running, it displays a message-box
entitled "VBScript: Mawanella" which reads:

Mawanella is one of the Sri Lanka's Muslim Village.
This brutal incident happened here 2 Muslim Mosques,100
Shops are burnt. I hat this incident, What about you?
I can destroy your computer I didn't do that because I am
a peace-loving citizen.

It copies itself to the Windows System directory as a file
called "Mawanella.vbs" and e-mails itself to all recipients
in the Microsoft Outlook address book.
Click here for more information.
-> http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy...n.asp?cid=2251

[JacobM5727]

i never figured outlook express out.. thanks for the warning though seems like alot of viruses attack that programs' users

[Warthog]

This makes me happy I use my free email at Email.com

Warthog

[Fingers]

I think to be affected, you still have to commit the 1st deadly sin of email.... DON'T OPEN UNKNOWN EMAIL ATTACHEMENTS.