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[Virtools] NIMDA VIRUS and the Swap-Meet
- Subject: [Virtools] NIMDA VIRUS and the Swap-Meet
- From: "Frederique Krupa" <frede@virtools.com>
- Date: Thu, 20 Sep 2001 10:17:49 +0200
After three virus free years, our webserver finally succumbed
to the NIMDA virus, aka, Code Red worm...
It particularly affected the disk drive that contained the
Swap-Meet, which will be closed until all repairs can be made and verified...
BUT you could have been infected if you visited the site
yesterday or the night before...
The source code for every page on the Swap-Meet was modified to include javascript that opened an email containing
the virus. If you have Windows 9X, NT, ME, 2000, Explorer or Outlook, you really
must run an anti-virus program.
It's quite a nasty little bugger that spreads incredibly
quickly.
Here's where to get the latest info:
Sorry if we caused you any problems,