New variation of Love Bug virus deemed low risk by Sophos.
INTERNET BUSINESS NEWS-(C)1995-2001 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTDA new variation of the Love Bug virus has been recorded in the wild by Sophos.
The new variant is called VBS/LoveLet-CD and is nicknamed Cartolina as it contains the phrase "c'e una cartolina per te" or "here is a postcard for you" in the subject line. Sophos does not, however, predict the same scale of infection as the May 2000 outbreak as the e-mail contains the Italian subject line.
((Comments on this story may be sent to info@m2.com))
 Printer friendly
 Cite/link
 Email
 Feedback
| |
| Title Annotation: | Industry Trend or Event |
|---|---|
| Comment: | New variation of Love Bug virus deemed low risk by Sophos.(Industry Trend or Event) |
| Publication: | Internet Business News |
| Article Type: | Brief Article |
| Geographic Code: | 1USA |
| Date: | Feb 9, 2001 |
| Words: | 90 |
| Previous Article: | Gilbert goes online with start of Six Nations Rugby competition. |
| Next Article: | New figures show French Internet use to be gaining momentum. |
| Topics: | |