A new virus called VBS/LoveLetter has been discovered to be spreading widely
over the Internet. Despite initial reports that the virus was limited to
Europe and Asia it is hitting many U.S. corporate sites as well.
This virus has been reported by users of America Online and is being
distributed by e-mail to AOL users. Note: The e-mail with the infected file
may come from or look like it came from someone you know! Do not download
this file!
Preliminary analysis indicates that this virus written in VBS script
infects in a similar manner to the <A
HREF="aol://4344:2452.MelisA.26164725.628526638">Melissa Virus primarily
affecting Microsoft Outlook users at this time. You can look for a file
called win-bugsfix.exe to indicate infection.
VBS/Loveletter has been distributed as an attachment to an e-mail with the
subject line "ILOVEYOU." The attachment has been widely reported with the
name "LOVE-LETTER-FOR-YOU.TXT.vbs." See sample e-mail below.
If you need help in dealing with this virus check the <A
HREF="aol://1722:virus">Anti-Virus Center and the <A
HREF="aol://5863:126/mBLA:237601">PC Virus Protection message boards. An <
A HREF="aol://4400:27083">anti-virus driver update for this virus is now
available in the Anti-Virus Center for use with VirusScan software. A <A
HREF="aol://4400:24441">free demo of VirusScan is also available for your
convenience but you should remember to apply the driver update to this
software after downloading it.
For more information on this virus also see:
<A
HREF="http://aolsvccomp.cnet.com/news/0-1003-200-1812992.html?tag=st.cn.sr1.di
r.">CNET.com: "I Love You" email virus sacks computers
<A
HREF="http://www.zdnet.com/zdnn/stories/news/04586256167100.html#more_on">Z
DNet: News: ILOVEYOU e-mail worm invades PCs.
