Janet Kaiser on sat 14 jul 01
Before it strikes us all, be warned. Given the interest
in both subjects(?!) it could proliferate a good deal
faster than talk of dwarfs or tennis stars...
Up in Smoke
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PE_MARI.A is currently spreading in-the-wild, via
Microsoft Outlook.
It arrives in an email with the subject line "Hi" and
the attachment SYSTEM32.EXE. Upon execution, this virus
drops a copy of itself as SYSTEM32.EXE in the Windows
directory. It remains memory resident and displays the
icon of a marijuana leaf on the taskbar. Clicking on
the leaf icon displays a message box with a political
message about legalizing marijuana.
For additional information about PE_MARI.A, please
visit Trend Micro at:
http://www.antivirus.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.as
p?VName=PE_MARI.A
This does not appear to have a harmful payload, but
could be embarrassing or a nuisance?
Janet Kaiser
The Chapel of Art . Capel Celfyddyd
HOME OF THE INTERNATIONAL POTTERS' PATH
Criccieth LL52 0EA, GB-Wales Tel: (01766) 523570
E-mail: postbox@the-coa.org.uk
WEBSITE: http://www.the-coa.org.uk
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