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THE BUBBLE BOY VIRUS

a NEW type of worm

WHAT'S NEW?

We want you to be aware and know that we have the solution! Have you heard about the BubbleBoy? THE BUBBLE BOY VIRUS is a NEW type of worm. Unlike previous worms transmitted through email, this new type of worm does not come as an executable attachment. Instead, VBS/Bubbleboy infects PCs as soon as the transmitting email message is opened. This is a VERY significant innovation!

VBS/Bubbleboy is transmitted through an email message with the subject heading "Bubbleboy is back!" It will ONLY infect PCs running Windows 98 with Internet Explorer 5 and Outlook or Outlook Express. PCs using Outlook are infected upon opening the email message, while Outlook Express users may be infected by viewing the message with Outlook's "Preview Pane" feature! When the email is opened, the worm creates a file called UPDATE.HTA. The next time the PC is booted up, the worm sends itself embedded in an email to EVERY address in EVERY MS Outlook address book on the local system. It does this only once.