just got this from our security guy...

Subject: Virus Advisory: Network Associates AVERT Places MEDIUM-ON-WATCH Risk...

Virus Advisory: Network Associates AVERT Places MEDIUM-ON-WATCH Risk Assessment on Fbound Virus

W32/Fbound.c@MM - Variant of a Mass Mailing Internet Virus Masquerades as A Software Patch

BEAVERTON, Ore., March 14 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AVERT (Anti-Virus Emergency Response Team), the world-class anti-virus research division of Network Associates, Inc. (NYSE: NET), today assigned a MEDIUM-ON-WATCH risk assessment to the recently discovered Fbound virus variant. Since its discovery earlier today in Japan, AVERT labs has received more than 100 reports of the virus from end-users and corporate enterprises worldwide, including Fortune 500 businesses.

Symptoms W32/Fbound.c@MM, also known as Fbound or Fbound.c, is a mass-mailing Internet virus that when run, mails itself to everyone in the user's Microsoft Windows Address Book. When the attachment is executed, the virus immediately e-mails itself to all entries in the Windows address book.

Subject: "Important" or a Japanese subject Body: [empty] Attachment: patch.exe

Cure Immediate information and cure for this virus can be found online at the Network Associates AVERT site at http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99386.htm . Users of McAfee Security anti-virus products should update their systems from that page and use the 4.0.70 or later scanning engine to stop potential damage. AVERT Labs is one of the top-ranked anti-virus research organizations in the world, employing more than 90 researchers in offices on five continents. AVERT protects customers by providing cures that are developed through the combined efforts of AVERT researchers and AVERT AutoImmune technology, which applies advanced heuristics, generic detection, and active .dat technology to generate cures for previously undiscovered viruses. With headquarters in Santa Clara, Calif., Network Associates, Inc. is a leading supplier of network security and availability solutions. Network Associates is comprised of three product groups: McAfee Security, delivering world-class anti-virus and security products; Sniffer Technologies, a leader in network availability and system security; and Magic Solutions, a leader in innovative service management solutions. For more information, Network Associates can be reached at 972-308-9960 or on the Internet at http://www.nai.com .

NOTE: Network Associates, McAfee, PGP, Sniffer, VirusScan, WebShield, NetShield, GroupShield, PrimeSupport, Enterprise SecureCast and Magic Solutions are registered trademarks of Network Associates, Inc. and/or its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries. All other registered and unregistered trademarks in this document are the sole property of their respective owners.

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SOURCE Network Associates Inc. -0- 03/14/2002 /CONTACT: Tony Thompson of Network Associates, Inc., +1-408-346-3696, or tony_thompson@nai.com; or Amber Rensen of Porter Novelli, +1-415-975-2205, or amber.rensen@porternovelli.com, for Network Associates, Inc./ /Company News On-Call: http://www.prnewswire.com/gh/cnoc/comp/124004.html / /Photo: NewsCom: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/19991104/NETALOGO AP Archive: http://photoarchive.ap.org PRN Photo Desk, 1-888-776-6555 or +1-212-782-2840/ /Web site: http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_99386.htm/ /Web site: http://www.nai.com/ (NETA)

-- Anonymous, March 14, 2002

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Thanks, Apoc. I just rec'd a similar warning, about three minutes after I read your post. This'll hit, if it does, around finals time for many colleges on quarters.

Makes one wonder about the timing of this virus . . . .

-- Anonymous, March 14, 2002