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Nudge

More of an irritant than a real threat, another variation of the Bagle virus is loose. Bagle.bb (w32.bagle.bb@mm, also known as Bagle.q (Norman, Computer Associates), Bagle.at (F-Secure, Trend Micro), Bagle.au (Sophos), and Bagle.av (Symantec)) harvests e-mail addresses from infected computers, terminates security apps processes, and deletes registry entries associated with security apps and other worms. Bagle.bb opens a backdoor on port 81 on infected machines to allow remote access. The Bagle virus infects only Windows machines; users of Linux, Mac OS, and Unix are not affected. Because Bagle.bb spreads via e-mail and shared network files, this worm rates a 6 on the CNET/ZDNet Virus Meter. How it works Bagle.bb arrives as e-mail with a subject line of Re:, Hello, Thank You, Thanks : ), or Hi and a body that contains no text but a smiley face: : )). The attached file may be called Price or Joke with an extension of .com, .exe, .scr, or .cpl. The virus can also spread via shared network files. If the attached file is opened, Bagle.bb, then adds the file Wingo.exe to Windows System folder and may also make multiple copies of itself, appending the word open to each new copy: Wingo.exeopen, Wingo.exeopenopen

Are you sure this is genuine, or is it an urban myth. There are a lot of those around as well. Thanks for thinking to warn us though

Warning Just heard from a friend that there is a new virus about in the subject box it says"hello" if opened it will wipe out eveything on the computer someone else might be able to shed a bit more lite on it......