New E-Mail Virus Is Disguised as Peace Plea
An e-mail virus disguised as a call for peace is circulating on the Internet. It contains the attachment “WTC.exe” and the subject line “Peace between America and Islam.”
The text of the message reads, in part, “Let’s Vote To Live in Peace.”
The virus spreads by mailing copies of itself to addresses stored in Microsoft e-mail software. It deletes files and overwrites Web pages stored on the hard drive.
According to computer security firms Trend Micro and Symantec, the virus overwrites Web files with the following message: “AmeRiCa . . . Few Days WiLL Show You What We Can Do !!! It’s Our Turn
ZaCkEr is So Sorry For You.”
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