Business Advisory / New Destructive Variants of the I-Worm.LoveLetter Already Reported Spreading Globally.Business/High-Tech Editors MEDINA, Ohio--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 5, 2000 Central Command's Emergency Virus Response Team (EVRT EVRT Electronic Variable Response Turbocharging ) has now reported several new variants of the original Internet Worm (networking, security) Internet Worm - The November 1988 worm perpetrated by Robert T. Morris. The worm was a program which took advantage of bugs in the Sun Unix sendmail program, Vax programs, and other security loopholes to distribute itself to over 6000 computers on the LoveLetter. These variants have been spreading as fast as the original with the same deadly payload, which has already reached an epidemic level never seen before throughout the world. "We are now seeing 4 new variants of the I-Worm.LoveLetter worm spreading rapidly in-the-wild and expecting this number to increase in the next few days," Said Steven Sundermeier, Manager of Technical Services at Central Command Inc. "Our EVRT (Emergency Virus Response Team) is continually working around the clock to stop this global outbreak and keep our customers completely protected," concluded Sundermeier. Central Command estimates that 2.5 million PC users have been infected in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. alone from I-Worm.LoveLetter or its' counterparts. Currently the subject lines of the known variants are: -- Subject: ILOVEYOU. -- Subject: Susitikim shi vakara kavos puodukui... -- Subject: Fw: Joke These worms are of high risk, and are aggressively infecting computer users. Central Command strongly urges all computers user to continually update their antivirus software See antivirus program. (tool) antivirus software - Programs to detect and remove computer viruses. The simplest kind scans executable files and boot blocks for a list of known viruses. and stay informed over the next few days or until this epidemic is under control. For the latest on I-Worm.LoveLetter and its variants subscribe to Verb 1. subscribe to - receive or obtain regularly; "We take the Times every day" subscribe, take buy, purchase - obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction; "The family purchased a new car"; "The conglomerate acquired a new company"; Central Command's mailing list at www.avp.com. I-Worm.LoveLetter is an overwriting Overwriting An options strategy that involves the sale of call or put options on stocks that are believed to be overpriced or underpriced. The options are not expected to be exercised. Notes: Also referred to as overriding. Visual Basic Script (language) Visual BASIC Script - (VBScript) Microsoft's scripting language which is an extension of their Visual Basic language. VBScript can be used with Microsoft Office applications and others. It can also be embedded in web pages but can only be understood by Internet Explorer. worm that is spreading through the internet via a Microsoft Outlook e-mail message. This malicious worm exploits the Outlook e-mail application and distributes the "LoveLetter" as a chain letter. It has also been reported circulating through mIRC clients as well. A free fully functional time limited antivirus software evaluation is available from Central Command at www.avp.com that can successfully detect and remove the I-Worm.LoveLetter worm. About Central Command: Central Command Inc. is a privately held international company with headquarters in Medina, Ohio, USA. Founded in 1990 the company specializes in anti-virus protection products and focuses on serving the industrial market place, government, financial, educational institutions and service industries. |
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