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Date:         Fri, 14 Nov 2003 23:24:52 -0000
Reply-To:     kfilc <kfilc@SYMPATICO.CA>
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From:         kfilc <kfilc@SYMPATICO.CA>
Subject:      PayPal e-mail
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      Hallo all,
      not direct Vanagon stuff, but very important. Please read the following message and act accordingly.


      KARL    kfilc@sympatico.ca 


      New virus disguised as PayPal e-mail
      Last modified: November 14, 2003, 12:05 PM PST
      By Robert Lemos 
      Staff Writer, CNET News.com


                 
      A computer virus that camouflages itself as a message from PayPal has started spreading among home users, antivirus companies said on Friday. 


      The program is a variant of the Mimail virus, which has previously spread by appearing to be a security advisory from Microsoft. The latest version of the program is attached to an e-mail forged to look as though it came from PayPal, an online payment service bought by eBay last year. Running the program infects the victim's computer and asks the PC user for credit card information, which the virus then sends to the attacker. 



      "It is a new trend among virus authors to get deeper into criminal acts and attempt to generate revenue," said Craig Schmugar, virus research engineer for security company Network Associates. 
     




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