- Banned
- #1
> This is a general alert and warning that I received at work today.
> Antivirus companies have detected the first of the 9/11 anniversary email
> viruses (Neroma) this week and more are likely to follow. The Neroma
> virus is delivered in an email attachment. If recipients open this
> attachment, Neroma will try to delete files on the 1st, 4th, 8th, 12th,
> 16th, 20th, 24th, and 28th day of each month. Neroma propagates by
> mailing itself to addresses it gets from an infected system's Microsoft
> Outlook Address Book.
>
> Although Neroma has been characterized as a minor threat by the antivirus
> companies, it's likely only the first of several viruses that will try to
> spread using 9/11 as an enticement to get recipients to open attachments.
> Antivirus companies have detected the first of the 9/11 anniversary email
> viruses (Neroma) this week and more are likely to follow. The Neroma
> virus is delivered in an email attachment. If recipients open this
> attachment, Neroma will try to delete files on the 1st, 4th, 8th, 12th,
> 16th, 20th, 24th, and 28th day of each month. Neroma propagates by
> mailing itself to addresses it gets from an infected system's Microsoft
> Outlook Address Book.
>
> Although Neroma has been characterized as a minor threat by the antivirus
> companies, it's likely only the first of several viruses that will try to
> spread using 9/11 as an enticement to get recipients to open attachments.
