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IP: New anti-American mass-mailing worm
From: David Farber <dave () farber net>
Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 20:55:26 -0400
X-Nil: Date: Mon, 24 Sep 2001 15:27:04 -0400 To: farber () cis upenn edu From: Brian McWilliams <brian () pc-radio com> Subject: New anti-American mass-mailing worm Dave, Here we go again: Experts Issue Warning On WTC Worm http://www.newsbytes.com/news/01/170438.htmlA destructive new mass-mailing Internet worm with an anti-American message is in the wild and spreading rapidly, virus researchers warned today.The worm, which experts have named W32.Vote.A@mm or simply the Vote worm, targets Windows computer users and arrives in an e-mail with the subject line "Fwd:Peace BeTweeN AmeriCa and IsLaM!" and bearing an attachment named wtc.exe.In an apparent attempt to trick users into running the program, the message body reads "Is it a war against America or Islam. Lets Vote to live in peace."[snip]
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