[FWDLK] Please update your anti-virus programs.

[Dave Stragand <dave.stragand@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I've already received this virus/worm from Forward Look Frank, R Thomason,
Mopar Mel, and Sharleen.  (I must have been in their address books.)  PLEASE
TAKE A MOMENT TO UPDATE YOUR ANTIVIRUS PROGRAMS NOW, BEFORE READING ANY
FURTHER EMAILS, especially if you are using Microsoft Outlook or Outlook
Express.

-Dave

http://dailynews.yahoo.com/h/nm/20011126/wr/tech_internet_worm_dc_1.html

Type-Tracking Internet Worm Spreading - Experts

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - An Internet worm that leaves infected computers
vulnerable to future hacking by tracking what is typed on the keyboard,
including passwords and credit card details, was spreading rapidly on
Monday, computer security companies warned.
The worm, called ``Badtrans,'' spreads through Microsoft Corp. (Nasdaq:MSFT
- news) Outlook or Outlook Express e-mail programs and automatically sends
itself to unanswered e-mails in inboxes, according to several antivirus
companies.

The attachment, which contains the malicious program, can be executed simply
by reading or previewing it and doesn't need to be double clicked or opened
separately, experts said.

The worm contains a keystroke logger which can be used to record what people
type to obtain passwords and credit card numbers, they said.
``It does no damage to files but does drop a backdoor trojan on the machine
which would allow a hacker to come back and access personal information,''
said April Goostree, virus research manager at McAfee.com.

While corporate e-mail gateways are blocking the worm, many home and small
office computer users who aren't up-to-date on their antivirus software are
getting infected, she said.

The subject line varies, often assuming the text of the unanswered e-mail
whose e-mail address it co-opts. The name of the attachment varies as well,
with suffixes including .doc, .pics and .news.

The worm, a variant of one discovered in April, has hit at least 50
countries, with most infections in Germany, followed by the UK and United
States, said UK-based MessageLabs, which reported receiving 400 copies an
hour this weekend.