I will confirm that this one is NOT a hoax. I received a formal official warning about this virus from the university computing services people today. Beware! ginacarter wrote: > Folks, > > I just received this message from McAfee. You might want to update your > virus protection. > > Gina > > VIRUS ALERT - W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak > > Dear McAfee.com Dispatch Subscriber: > W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak is a new, compressed variant of the original > W32/ExploreZip.worm. AVERT has assessed it as a high-risk threat, > approaching outbreak levels! It reproduces itself by sending replies to > incoming email messages, with itself as an attachment called > "zipped_files.exe". > > It includes a payload: it will search the user's mapped drives and overwrite > all files of types .c, .cpp, .asm, doc, .xls, .ppt. to zero Kb. > > IMPORTANT - If you receive an email with the message "I received your email > and I shall send you a reply ASAP. Till then, take a look at the attached > zipped docs.", DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY! It will have an attachment called > "zipped_files.exe"; DO NOT DOUBLE-CLICK OR RUN THIS ATTACHMENT! If you do, > it will infect your system! > > McAfee.com
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