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Friday, August 31, 2001
http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn/xml/01/08/31/010831hnexeworm.xml New virus targets and encrypts .exe files By Jennifer DiSabatino , Computerworld ANTIVIRUS VENDOR CENTRAL Command says it has detected a new worm that -- disguised as a warning from Microsoft -- mass mails itself to users and once launched from an attachment, encrypts executable files, rendering them unusable. The Medina, Ohio-based security company rates the virus as a medium risk, and said that so far there's only one report of an infection. The worm, dubbed Win32.Invalid.A@mm, can infect computers running Windows, Windows NT and Windows 2000....
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