A correction -- > General - The W32.Reezak.A@mm worm, sent under guise of a holiday > greeting, has recently surfaced. The worm enters a computer as an e-mail > message with the subject line "Happy New Year" and the attachment > "Christmas.exe," which a recipient may believe is a Christmas card. The > worm propagates via Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express to everyone in > the receiver's address book. The worm can disable selective keys on the > infected computer's keyboard and delete all the files found in the Windows > System Directory, rendering the computer inoperable. The correct spelling for this virus is "Reeezak" (3 "e"s), in case anyone wants to check it out with their favorite AV vendors. And a warning about a significant security hole in Windows XP and possibly ME or 98 -- If you have installed and/or enabled the Universal Plug and Play feature for Windows ME or 98, or are using Windows XP (which has the feature installed and enabled automatically) you need to install this patch if your system is connected to the internet -- especially if it is connected fulltime and without a good firewall. In a nutshell, this security hole allows anyone on the network to take control of your computer and remotely execute commands. For more details and a patch that addresses this problem, go here: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/treeview/default.asp?url=/technet/security/bulletin/MS01-059.asp The patch links are at the bottom of this page. Raan Young
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