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To: mr.mark who started this subject	5/10/2001 12:54:13 PM
From: mr.mark	of 110653

from norton antivirus email support news bulletin.... Virus alert for VBS.VBSWG2.X@mm Due to an increase in virus submissions, the Symantec AntiVirus Research Center (SARC) has upgraded VBS.VBSWG2@mm to a level 4 virus threat. Virus definitions dated May 8, 2001, or later will detect this worm. The subject of the email is "Homepage." The message of the email is "Hi! You've got to see this page! It's really cool ;O)" This email includes a file attachment named "Homepage.HTML.vbs." VBS.VBSWG2.X@mm is an encrypted VBScript worm that uses a known exploit to send itself to all recipients in an infected user's Microsoft Outlook address book. It also attempts to open a Web site that contains pornographic contents. To delete this worm: 1. Run LiveUpdate to make sure that you have the most recent virus definitions. 2. Start Norton AntiVirus (NAV), and run a full system scan, making sure that NAV is set to scan all files. 3. Delete any files detected as VBS.VBSWG2.X@mm. For complete and up-to-date information about this worm, visit the SARC Web page at: symantec.com

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