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Forwarded From: stewarpa@cantech.net.au

> Got this message - BE AWARE!
> 
> 
>             Anna's Bad Serve 
> 
>             Did you get the AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs virus on
>             Monday? I did! At least, it was sent to me -- I didn't
>             open it because I was expecting it, and I deleted it
>             as soon as it showed up. Also, I got it in Netscape,
>             not Microsoft Outlook, its target. Lots of people I
>             know weren't so lucky -- they'd sent it on to
>             everyone in their Outlook address books before
>             they knew they had it! Fortunately Anna was a
>             worm, not a virus -- it replicates itself, but it doesn't
>             infect or destroy other files like true viruses. It's
>             more malicious and annoying than dangerous,
>             though it can generate huge volumes of email that
>             can lead to denial-of-service (DOS) outages.
>             Consider it a warning whether you got it or not --
>             next time you might not be so lucky! As always, be
>             careful about opening attachments -- Anna's .vbs
>             file extension was hidden behind ".jpg," making it
>             look like a harmless picture. Also it came from a
>             friend, so your first thought is to trust it. Clever,
>             fast-spreading viruses like Anna, Melissa, and the
>             Love Bug make up-to-date virus protection
>             absolutely mandatory. McAfee and Symantec are
>             the two anti-virus biggies, and both offer regular
>             updates that can vaccinate your system against
>             next bad bug that's goin' around.
> 



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