VIRUS ALERT No.48 -- 11th. November
2000
Brief Description
W32/Navidad@M
W32/Navidad@M is an Internet worm that spreads
using the Windows email program Outlook. McAfee
AVERT has given it a risk assessment of MEDIUM-ON
WATCH, due to a significant increase in infection levels
worldwide.
The email can come from addresses that you will
recognize. There will be an attached file named NAVIDAD.EXE and
when it is run, it displays a dialog box entitled, "Error"
which reads "UI". A blue eye icon then appears in the
system tray next to the clock in the lower right corner
of the screen, and a copy of the worm is saved to the
file "winsvrc.vxd" in the WINDOWS SYSTEM directory.
If your PC becomes infected with the
W32/Navidad@M worm, all subsequent emails
addressed to you will be responded to automatically
with an email from your address with the
W32/Navidad@M worm as an attachment.
McAfee.com Clinic Subscribers:
If you don't have ActiveShield installed and/or
updated, you are not protected from infection from this
worm. Click on the McAfee banner below to download ActiveShield.
McAfee VirusScan Users:
McAfee VirusScan 4.1.00 and above with DAT file 4105
and higher will detect and remove W32/Navidad@M.
PLEASE CHECK AND UPDATE YOUR SCANNER NOW !
DO NOT OPEN THIS EMAIL --
DESTROY IT IMMEDIATELY
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