IP: Fwd: badtrans 2 virus Outlook strrikes yet aagain

[David Farber <dave () farber net>]

> From: "Bob Rosenberg" <bob () bobrosenberg phoenix az us>
> To: farber () cis upenn edu
>
> Dave
>
> I suspect you are already aware of the badtrans 2 virus reported this 
> morning by BBC at
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/em/-/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_1678000/1678578.stm
>
> Bob

A sneaky Windows computer virus is circulating that tries to install 
software that monitors what users are typing and passes it to the malicious 
program's creator.
Like many of the other computer viruses that have struck in recent months, 
BadTrans-B attempts to spread by exploiting weaknesses in Microsoft e-mail 
programs.
One anti-virus company has caught over 20,000 copies of the virus in the 
last 24 hours.


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