[pvusers] "New photos from my party" is a VIRUS - DELETE and DON'T CLICK ON THE LINK

["Maria Aivatzidi" <maria@tki.net>]

from CNN:
New e-mail worm 'My Party' begins to spread
January 29, 2002 Posted: 1052 GMT
LONDON, England (Reuters) -- A new computer bug that tries to trick computer
users into clicking on a virus-infected Web link masquerading as party
photos emerged in Asia on Monday morning and began spreading to Europe and
parts of North America, computer experts said.
The so-called "My Party" worm, which is not considered destructive, spreads
by infiltrating popular e-mail software Microsoft Windows Address Book and
Outlook Express Database.
The worm e-mails itself to every person in an infected users' e-mail log
making it look as if the worm comes from a colleague or friend, experts
said.
Antivirus specialist Trend Micro gave it a medium risk rating. Security
firms said that compared with past e-mail worms, such as "Nimda" and
"Sircam," the number of reported My Party infections thus far is moderate.
The virus arrives as an e-mail with the subject line "new photos from my
party!." It contains an innocuous looking file attachment called
ww.myparty.yahoo.com.
A message in the body of the e-mail reads: "Hello! My party... It was
absolutely amazing! I have attached my web page with new photos! If you can
please make color prints of my photos. Thanks!"
Graham Cluley, senior technology consultant for Sophos Anti-Virus, said
because it carries what appears to be an authentic link from the popular Web
portal Yahoo! and appears to come from a colleague or friend, the worm has
the potential to spread quickly.
Ian Hamroff, director of antivirus solutions at Computer Associates, told
CNN that it's another example of "social engineering" or the techniques used
to trick people. In the past, e-mail viruses and worms have promised such
things as salacious photos and personal information.
"People should never let their guard down, even if it looks safe," Hamroff
said. Computer Associates has rated the My Party worm a medium risk at this
point.



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