gillenr
05-20-2003, 05:22 PM
VIRUS WARNING: A virus worm called Palyh Worm, is now circulating. The
e-mail is addressed from support@microsoft.com with an attachment. The
subject line could include a number of subjects, including "RE: My
application" or "Your Password". The body of the message simply states:
"All information is in the attached file." The virus has about a dozen
file names for that extension, mostly .pif. However, the file extension
may be truncated to only ".pi".
Also Known As: W32.Sobig.B@mm, W32.HLLW.Mankx@mm, W32/Palyh@MM,
W32/Palyh-A, WORM_PALYH.A, Win32.Palyh
Systems Affected: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows
2000 and Windows XP
Systems Not Affected: Macintosh, OS/2, Unix, Linux
e-mail is addressed from support@microsoft.com with an attachment. The
subject line could include a number of subjects, including "RE: My
application" or "Your Password". The body of the message simply states:
"All information is in the attached file." The virus has about a dozen
file names for that extension, mostly .pif. However, the file extension
may be truncated to only ".pi".
Also Known As: W32.Sobig.B@mm, W32.HLLW.Mankx@mm, W32/Palyh@MM,
W32/Palyh-A, WORM_PALYH.A, Win32.Palyh
Systems Affected: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows ME, Windows NT, Windows
2000 and Windows XP
Systems Not Affected: Macintosh, OS/2, Unix, Linux