[Comphelp] Fwd: [Verio-All] Alert: Adware propagating

[Ed]

Another worm........


>If you receive a link from a colleague via AOL Instant Message [a.k.a. AIM]
>to a page on http://www.wgutv.com referencing the 'capture of Osama', please
>DO NOT LAUNCH the link.
>
>This is a new 'adware' worm currently propagating via AIM.  Once you launch
>the link *AND* click on the link to install the player, it will start
>sending the link to all of the users on your buddy list.
>
>If you simply visited the page and did not install the player by selecting
>YES to the content warning, then you should be safe.
>
>McAfee has a page documenting the threat:
>http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=101007

Ed
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R/C Edward Duda, AP
mailto:eduda@usps.org
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System Administrator, www.usps.org
Chairperson, USPS Information Technology Committee