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To: thecow who wrote (25841)	2/21/2002 7:09:04 AM
From: thecow	of 110655

To Windows Messenger users MSN Messenger Worm "C o o l n o w [also called J S . M e n g e r ] is a worm that uses Microsoft Messenger to propagate. It uses a vulnerability to execute its code via Internet Explorer. The worm spreads a message via MSN messenger that contains a link to an infected web page. Some of the messages looks as follows: U R G E N T - Go to [url] Now A T T e N T ! o N - Go to: [url] Now When an user clicks on the link in the MSN message, Internet Explorer will open the page and execute the JavaScript code in the page. This is the actual worm. The worm uses an vulnerability to execute. It goes through the users MSN contact list and sends a message with a link to an infected site to each recipient. Further information, including a fix for the vulnerability, is available from Microsoft at: microsoft.com " (---from F-secure's writeup of the worm. All the major AV sites have similar info.)

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