A non-hoax e-mail transmitted virus

[Bill Crosbie]

Web4Libbers,

I don't recall seeing information about this virus come across the group
before.  I snipped the info from our RU Network Admin group.  Thought there
might be some interest, and at the very least I thought I should share the
information here.  Let me also add that the alert finishes with statements
that this is not a prevalent form of attack at this time.

The entire file resides at:
http://mssg.rutgers.edu/langroup/online/general/mcafeepress.htm

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For an in depth look at ShareFun visit McAfee:
http://www.mcafee.com/support/techdocs/vinfo/v3333.html 


MCAFEE DISCOVERS SHAREFUN VIRUS; FIRST MACRO VIRUS TO AUTOMATICALLY EMAIL
ITSELF TO UNSUSPECTING VICTIMS

SANTA CLARA, CALIF. (February 24, 1997) -- McAfee, the world's leading
vendor of anti-virus software, today announced that its Anti-Virus
Emergency Response Team (AVERT) has discovered the first macro computer
virus to specifically target users of Microsoft's popular Microsoft Mail
(MS-Mail) email software. The virus, which is called ShareFun, searches
through a user's email directory and automatically generates and transmits
email messages with virus-infected attachments.

"ShareFun is the first macro virus to commandeer an electronic mail program
and use that program to accelerate its own spread," said Jimmy Kuo,
director of McAfee's Anti-Virus Response Team. "The virus is especially
pernicious in that it tricks its recipients into believing they were sent
the file by a trusted friend."

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