Guest guest Posted September 25, 2001 Report Share Posted September 25, 2001 > Just thought I would pass this on to you all. lisa r > New 'War Vote' Virus Deletes Computer Files > The virus, punctuated by strange grammar and a mix of lower- and upper-case > letters, appears with the subject line: ''Peace between America and Islam!'' > and the body of the e-mail reads: ``Hi. Is it a war against America or > Islam!? Let's vote to live in peace!'' > When the attachment entitled ``WTC.exe'' is opened, the virus tries to > delete all the files on the computer's hard drive and sends copies of the > e-mail to every address listed in the computer's address book. > Virus writers have discovered that they can easily dupe people into opening > emails by appealing to their prurient interests. > Researchers are worried that the new, dangerous virus might spread quickly > because of its supposed relation to the debate over U.S. retaliation for the > attacks. > Please be extra careful in these troubled times...> > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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