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> June 19, 2000
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> In this issue:
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> 1.VBS.Stages.A is a new virus
> 2.Subscribing and unsubscribing
> 3.Disclaimer
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> 1.VBS.Stages.A is a new worm.
>
> A new virus named VBS.Stages.A was discovered over the weekend.  The
> virus attempts to email a copy of itself to everyone in your
> Microsoft Outlook address book.  It also attempts to spread itself
> using IRC, mIRC, and PIRCH.
>
> The email contains an attachment named LIFE_STAGES.TXT.SHS.  The
> subject line of the email is
> randomly generated. There are 12 possibilities for the subject line
> of the email, which will include one of the following phrases:
>
> * Life Stages
> * Funny
> * Jokes
>
> Once LIFE_STAGES.TXT.SHS is executed, a text file will be opened in
> Notepad displaying the male and female stages of life.  A script is
> executed in the background, which makes some changes to your system.
> The worm creates several files in the \WINDOWS\SYSTEM\ folder:
> SCANREG.VBS, VBASET.OLB, and MSINFO16.TLB.  The worm modifies the
> registry to run the worm on startup.  A randomly named file is added
> to the root directory of all mapped drives, the \My Documents folder,
> and the \Windows\Start Menu\Programs folder.
>
> If you receive an email that matches this description, please delete
> it immediately.
>
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FYI - this just came in  Sylvia