Fw: VIRUS ALERT - VBS/VBSWG.Z@MM (Mawanella Virus)
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Date: Friday, May 18, 2001 8:21 PM
Subject: VIRUS ALERT - VBS/VBSWG.Z@MM (Mawanella Virus)
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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.
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>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.
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