[iwar] [fc:EMERGENCY.ALERT:.W32/Goner-A.worm.spreading.widely]

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Date: 2001-12-05 07:17:56


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Subject: [iwar] [fc:EMERGENCY.ALERT:.W32/Goner-A.worm.spreading.widely]
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EMERGENCY ALERT: W32/Goner-A worm spreading widely

Sophos.com, 12/4/2001

Sophos has received a number of reports of users receiving a new,
in-the-wild, virus called W32/Goner-A.

Sophos has issued protection against W32/Goner-A, and is recommending
customers update their copies of Sophos Anti-Virus to protect against
it.

W32/Goner-A arrives as an email attachment with the following
characeteristics:

Subject: Hi

Message text: How are you ? When I saw this screen saver, I immediately
thought about you I am in a harry, I promise you will love it!

Attached filename: GONE.SCR

To read more about W32/Goner-A and download protection please visit the
Sophos website:

<a href="http://www.sophos.com">http://www.sophos.com>

Sophos recommends customers adopt a policy of "safe computing" in
conjunction with up-to-date anti-virus software to reduce the threat of
computer viruses. For more details please see:

<a href="http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/safehex.html">http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/safehex.html>

Regards

Sophos Anti-Virus

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