McAfee.com Dispatch - VIRUS ALERT ----- Original Message ----- From: McAfee.com Dispatch To: dixichic@chariot.net.au Sent: Wednesday, December 05, 2001 10:24 AM Subject: EMERGENCY VIRUS ALERT - W32/Goner@MM Home | Anti-Virus | My Account Info | Login | Subscribe Virus Fixes Click here to find out more about W32/Goner@MM. Become a McAfee.com subscriber and check your system online. Click here. Purchase the latest copy of VirusScan, please click here. Existing VirusScan Users can buy a one time upgrade to the latest version of VirusScan, click here. Download the latest DAT files, click here. Anti-Virus Tips Find out how to detect and prevent viruses with these handy tips. Click here. Special Offers Get a 2-year subscription of VirusScan Online now only $39.90 (USD)! SAVE $10! Click here. Buy a 1-year subscription of VirusScan Online for $24.95 (USD) & get a 1-year subscription to PC World FREE! Click here. QuickClean: * Improves PC Performance * Removes Internet Clutter * Covers Your Tracks SAVE $10! Click here. Give the gift of security for your loved ones' PCs for the Holidays. The more you buy, the more you save! Click here. Corporate Users Click here - W32/Goner@MM - Dear Brenda, McAfee.com has seen an OUTBREAK of computers infected with W32/Goner@MM, also known as Pentagone, Goner or Gone. This is a NEW, HIGH RISK virus that spreads via Microsoft Outlook email and ICQ instant messaging programs. This mass-mailing worm will arrive from someone you know with the following email message: Subject: Hi Body: How are you ? When I saw this screen saver, I immediately thought about you I am in a harry, I promise you will love it! Attachment: GONE.SCR Goner has a DESTRUCTIVE PAYLOAD. When the attachment is opened, it will look for a variety of anti-virus, firewall and other security programs and attempt to delete them, along with ALL FILES in the same directory. This worm will also place a trojan, REMOTE32.INI, on the system, which contains instructions to attempt Denial-of-Service attacks on other IRC users. Click Here for detection and removal instructions for W32/Goner@MM. McAfee.com VirusScan Online and Clinic subscribers: If you don't have ActiveShield installed and updated, you are not protected from this virus. Click Here to download ActiveShield. Retail VirusScan Users: Version 4.0.70 and above with DAT file 4174 will detect and remove this worm. To download the latest DAT files, Click Here. [ You are currently subscribed as: dixichic@chariot.net.au ] McAfee.com Support: To contact us about this Dispatch, click here. Subscribe: If you received this message from a friend and would like to subscribe to McAfee.com Dispatch, click here. Unsubscribe: If you do not wish to receive email, click here. Note: Promotions are subject to change without notice. Click here to view our privacy policy. Copyright © 2001 McAfee.com Corporation / All Rights Reserved.