Guest guest Posted September 18, 2001 Report Share Posted September 18, 2001 This was issued today from my Company. A new computer virus has been spreading its way through our network. The virus comes possibly as a sound file (*.wav). The virus has found it's was onto many of our network servers (RD_NT2, NF_NT2, and PTD_NT2 just to name a few). If you've noticed a new file named *.eml or Riched20.dll, your computer is, most likely, already infected. If this is the case, please contact your IT person immediately. The virus replaces existing files and copies itself into many different directories. One such infected computer had over 600 infected files. Symantec (Norton Antivirus) has just discovered this virus today and an update is now available for the antivirus software. The problem is that they have yet to develop a fix for the infected computers. Due to the nature of this, and possibly other viruses, please refrain from sending and/or opening personal e-mail with enclosed attachments. Not only do these normally cause a slow down with Lotus Notes, they pose a threat to the stability of our network if the files are infected. Just because you know the person who sent the e-mail, it does not mean the file is virus free. The antivirus software will stop existing viruses from entering our network. But as we found out, new viruses can easily find their way in and reap havoc. Thank you for you cooperation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted September 18, 2001 Report Share Posted September 18, 2001 This was issued today from my Company. A new computer virus has been spreading its way through our network. The virus comes possibly as a sound file (*.wav). The virus has found it's was onto many of our network servers (RD_NT2, NF_NT2, and PTD_NT2 just to name a few). If you've noticed a new file named *.eml or Riched20.dll, your computer is, most likely, already infected. If this is the case, please contact your IT person immediately. The virus replaces existing files and copies itself into many different directories. One such infected computer had over 600 infected files. Symantec (Norton Antivirus) has just discovered this virus today and an update is now available for the antivirus software. The problem is that they have yet to develop a fix for the infected computers. Due to the nature of this, and possibly other viruses, please refrain from sending and/or opening personal e-mail with enclosed attachments. Not only do these normally cause a slow down with Lotus Notes, they pose a threat to the stability of our network if the files are infected. Just because you know the person who sent the e-mail, it does not mean the file is virus free. The antivirus software will stop existing viruses from entering our network. But as we found out, new viruses can easily find their way in and reap havoc. Thank you for you cooperation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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