Urgent virus warning: New strain mimics campus addresses


9:51 a.m., March 3, 2004--A new computer virus, "W32/Bagle.j@MM," has
appeared on the UD network that mimics campus e-mail addresses so that
messages with infected attachments appear to come from real individuals or
UD departments.


W32/Bagle.j@MM is the most recent in a series of viruses that arrive as
infected attachments to official looking e-mail. IT User Services advises
faculty, staff and students NOT to open unexpected attachments to e-mail
messages.


Those who receive an unexpected .EXE, .PIF or .ZIP attachment that appears
to come from a friend or colleague, or from UD administration or
management, should check with the sender before opening the attachment.


"If you have received a message from administration or management with an
attachment of .EXE .PIF or .ZIP?this is Bagle.j. DO NOT OPEN the
attachment. Delete the message," the IT Help Center web page [
www.udel.edu/help/] advises.


IT User Services also advises Windows users to go immediately to [
www.udel.edu/topics/virus/mcafee/win ] and download the McAfee SuperDat
file listed there. After doing so, Windows users should scan their
computers manually for infected files. Directions for doing so are included
with the information about the SuperDat file.


According to Beth Miller, IT-User Services, "McAfee has released new DAT
files due to the risk posed by these viruses. They are on our local server
and ready for download."


Reboot for protection


The copy of McAfee's anti-virus software as configured for use by UD users
automatically checks for the latest updates every time an on-campus
computer is rebooted and every time an off-campus computer senses an
Internet connection. The latest DAT is number 4332. For more information
visit [www.udel.edu/help/].


Miller also reminds users never to open unexpected attachments to e-mail
messages without checking with the sender. "Our users need to be careful as
many of these viruses are spread as attachments to e-mail," she said.


Besides saving energy, Miller said that turning off computers every evening
allows all Windows computers to download the latest updates to McAfee every
morning when the computer is restarted.


For more information about this specific virus, visit [
http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_101071.htm].

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