[EB] PC Virus

[Mike Shove]

Dear list members,

On October 7th I received an email dated October 10, 2002 through the 
Eurobarometer list server in which the From: field read John Brady, it also 
had a file attachment named DKU-Vejle.DOC.scr.  When I clicked on the 
attachment it didn't open and nothing seemed to happen.  A few days later 
(Oct. 11th) many of my applications started freezing up and my computer 
just wouldn't work properly.  I ran a complete virus scan and found the 
virus W32/Bugbear at MM in the DKU-Vejle.DOC.scr attachment.  This virus has 
the potential to shut down programs (including virus scan software), send 
out bogus email (including the ability to forge or fabricate the From: 
field) and can spread itself across a network.

Because this virus can shut down virus monitoring programs a user initiated 
scan needs to be done.  I used McAfee VirusScan to disinfect my 
computer.  Information on this virus and others at can be found at 
http://vil.nai.com/vil/default.asp .

Mike Shove
ICPSR