A new computer virus struck several companies yesterday, but it is spreading relatively slowly compared to similar worms such as "ILOVEYOU" and "Melissa." The virus is spread via an e-mail attachment. The e-mail is usually titled "funny," "life stages" or "jokes" and carries an attachment
labeled "life_stages.txt" or "life_stages.txt.shs." The attachment carries a ".shs" suffix, but many computers automatically hide the suffix, thus making
it appear that the attachment is a harmless .txt file. It opens a joke in Microsoft Notepad while activating the virus, replicating and sending itself out to all listings in the user's Microsoft Outlook address book. Although not as damaging as some recent viruses, this latest worm does modify the user's registry and could overload corporate mail servers. It can also
spread via IRC and America Online's Instant Messenger.
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