Hot on the heels of this news came the latest CERT advisory...

CERT Advisory CA-2004-02 Email-borne Viruses

Original release date: January 27, 2004
Last revised: --
Source: CERT/CC

A complete revision history can be found at the end of this file.

Systems Affected

* Any system running Microsoft Windows (all versions from Windows 95
and up) and used for reading email or accessing peer-to-peer file
sharing services.

Overview

In recent weeks there have been several mass-mailing viruses released
on the Internet. It is important for users to understand the risks
posed by these pieces of malicious code and the steps necessary to
protect their systems from virus infection.... etc etc

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simon