Fwd: VIRUS ALERT - W32/APost@mm ("APost" or "New Backdoor")

[Tink Miller]

For your information.
Tink Miller, PIRS, Auburn, CA

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>Subject: VIRUS ALERT - W32/APost at mm ("APost" or "New Backdoor")
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>** VIRUS ALERT - W32/APost at mm ("APost" or "New Backdoor") **
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>W32/APost at mm ("APost" or "New Backdoor") worm has been
>spreading over the past 24 hours.  This is a MEDIUM ON WATCH
>worm. The infected email can come from addresses that you
>recognize and may contain the following information:
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>Subject: As per your request!
>Body: Please find attached file for your review.
>I look forward to hear from you again very soon. Thank you.
>Attachment: README.EXE
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>Running the attachment causes the worm to copy itself to the
>Windows directory and send a copy of itself to every entry
>in the user's Microsoft Outlook Address Book. It will then
>display a small dialog box titled "Urgent!". This dialog box
>contains one single large button labeled "Open". If this
>button is pressed then the worm sends out further copies of
>itself, displays an error message box with the title "WinZip
>SelfExtractor: Warning" and then terminates.
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