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"Love" virus may change name to "Joke" -- experts Reuters Markets News - May 04, 2000 22:52 Jump to first matched term NEW YORK, May 4 (Reuters) - The "Love Bug" computer virus has given birth to a new variant that entices users to open an e-mail with the word "Joke" in the subject line that unleashes yet another virus masquerading as a "Very Funny" attachment. U.S. business software firm Computer Associates International Inc warned on Thursday that the ILOVEYOU "worm" might have morphed into another virus in an effort to trick computer users into opening it. The company said it anticipates even more variants of the virus to pop up over the next several days, if not during the next several hours. "It's common for variants to appear when dangerous Worms such as 'I Love You' attempt to wreak havoc on valuable IT resources," Simon Perry, vice president of security solutions at Computer Associates, said in a statement. The new variant changes that have been detected by Computer Associated are a new subject line with the words "fwd: Joke," in them and an attached file called "Very Funny.VBS". Experts have warned users not to open any electronic mail file with the subject "fwd: Joke" and should immediately delete them. The company also encourages computer users to update their antivirus software. "CA is encouraging all computer users to protect themselves by being on the look out for by downloading the latest signature file for e-mail with the subject line and download the latest signature files," Perry said. The "Love Bug" wreaked havoc on computer systems worldwide on Thursday, shutting down e-mail systems at major companies and penetrating the Pentagon, the Central Intelligence Agency and Britain's parliament. marketwatch.newsalert.com get the source code here: tlsecurity.net