FW: failure notice

[Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky <reyzl...>]

I rarely send out virus alerts since almost all of them are fakes, but this 
one is from McAfee which I subscribe to.   I would trust it.  This virus 
can't get me, but I thought I would send this notice around.


Reyzl Kalifowicz-Waletzky


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From:  McAfee.com Dispatch [SMTP:dispatch (at) mcafee(dot)com]
Sent:  Thursday, January 27, 2000 2:15 PM
To:  reyzl (at) flash(dot)net
Subject:  VIRUS ALERT - APStrojan.qa And BackDoor-G2

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******* VIRUS ALERT - APStrojan.qa And BackDoor-G2 *********


Dear McAfee.com Dispatch Subscriber:

Please be on the alert for APStrojan.qa and BackDoor-G2.

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APStrojan.qa
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APStrojan.qa is a trojan and AVERT raised its risk
assessment from Low to Medium--On Watch. It primarily
infects Windows 98 systems, though it may also infect
Windows 95 if the file MSVBVM50.DLL is present.

Please Note: This trojan has been reported by several users
of the America Online Internet service. For this reason,
AVERT researchers suspect it has been distributed by spam
email sent to AOL users.

APStrojan.qa is a password stealer designed to attack
America Online client software to determine user account
passwords. It will then attempt to send the stolen
information to the author of the trojan.

APStrojan.qa has been distributed as an attachment to an
email with the subject line "hey you." The attachment has
been widely reported with the name "MINE.EXE."

Important: If your system has been infected with
APStrojan.qa, AFTER removing the trojan, be sure to choose
a new password for your AOL account!

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BackDoor-G2
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BackDoor-G2 is an Internet Backdoor trojan that infects
Windows 9x systems. It is a new variant of the original
BackDoor-G, which was first discovered 4/15/99. AVERT has
changed its risk assessment from Low to Medium--On Watch for
individual home users (there have as yet been no reports of
infection from corporate clients).

Once it infects your PC, BackDoor-G2 allows anyone running
the appropriate client software to have virtually unlimited
access to your system over the Internet. Your vital, private
files may be read, altered, or destroyed.

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