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Information Note Number: IN01-002 Virus Aliases: I-Worm.Readme, W32.Urgent.Worm@mm, W32/Apost-A, W95/Urquest.24576, Win32/Yoview.A@mm Virus Type: Virus E-mail worm On Sept 03, 2001, a new e-mail worm virus called W32/APost@MM was discovered. This worm propagates via an email attachment and infects the local system when the attachment is executed. Once the attachment is executed the worm copies itself to the WINDOWS\SYSTEM folder and to the root directory of all drives. The worm then emails a copy of itself to all addresses found in the Microsoft Outlook Address Book. Full details of the worm as well as removal instructions can be found at a number of sites including: http://vil.mcafee.com/
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