Mark Schonbach on Wed, 7 Nov 2001 18:00:11 +0100


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Re: [PLUG] My father was the smartest


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http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.magistr.39921@mm.html

Damage:
    * Payload:
          * Large scale e-mailing: Uses email addresses from the Windows and Eudora Address Book files, Outlook Express Sent Items folder, and Netscape Sent Items files.
          * Causes system instability: Overwrites hard drives, erases CMOS, flashes the BIOS.
          * Releases confidential info: It could send confidential Microsoft Word documents to others.


On Wed, 7 Nov 2001, Bill Jonas wrote:

> On Wed, Nov 07, 2001 at 11:01:04AM -0500, Joseph B. Welsh wrote:
> > I'm going see if anybody seen this one before..
>
> Hmm...  I received a couple emails to plug-admin about the attachment.
> It was identified as the W32.Magistr.39921@mm virus.  Haven't looked
> into it any further.


Mark Schonbach, NetRealities
http://www.netrealities.com
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