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Subject:        Virius Alert - W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak

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************    W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak   ****************


Dear McAfee.com Dispatch Subscriber:


W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak is a new, compressed variant of the
original W32/ExploreZip.worm. AVERT has assessed it as a
high-risk threat, approaching outbreak levels! It reproduces
itself by sending replies to incoming email messages, with
itself as an attachment called "zipped_files.exe".

It includes a payload: it will search the user's mapped
drives and overwrite all files of types .c, .cpp, .asm,
.doc, .xls, .ppt. to zero Kb.

IMPORTANT - If you receive an email with the message
"I received your email and I shall send you a reply ASAP.
Till then, take a look at the attached zipped docs.",
DELETE IT IMMEDIATELY! It will have an attachment called
"zipped_files.exe"; DO NOT DOUBLE-CLICK OR RUN THIS
ATTACHMENT! If you do, it will infect your system!


VirusScan 4.0.25 and above requires the EXTRA.DAT
(W32exp-4.zip) to detect and remove W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak.

VirusScan 3.x cannot detect W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak because
it arrives in a compressed form. Users of VirusScan 3.x
should upgrade to the latest version.

Note: If you are using McAfee Clinic [Active Shield (TM)],
please click here to get the update.
-> http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/virusscan/activeshield

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Find out more about this virus. Click here to go to the
W32/ExploreZip.worm.pak Help Center.
-> http://www.mcafee.com/viruses/explorezip.pak/

Check if your system is infected, click here to use
VirusScan Online.
-> http://clinic.mcafee.com/clinic/ibuy/campaign.asp?cid=1105

Purchase the latest copy of VirusScan, please click here.
-> http://store.mcafee.com/category.asp?CatID=3&CategoryLevel=1&rfr=VSCALRT

Upgrade to the latest VirusScan. Purchase the VirusScan
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upgrades, click here.
-> http://store.mcafee.com/category.asp?CatID=18&CategoryLevel=1&rfr=VRSPLN

Download the latest DAT files, click here.
-> http://download.mcafee.com/updates/updates.asp


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