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GFI has discovered a new email virus, Romeo & Juliet, which is not yet detected by most anti-virus programs.
This new Virus has similar characteristics as the Love Bug Virus; it spreads via e-mail and is activated using an exploit in IE5 that allows remote code execution. |
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Credit:
This information was provided by GFI.
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The 'Romeo and Juliet' Virus spreads through an HTML e-mail message, containing an executable file called 'My Romeo' and a compiled help file (.chm) called 'My Juliet'. It takes advantage of a vulnerability in Internet Explorer that executes the compiled help file without warning the user, and then sends copies of itself by e-mail using known open-relay mail servers.
In order to block this Virus it is recommended to filter incoming mail containing .chm files as attachment.
By installing Microsoft?s patch for the problem it is possible to protect yourself without needing to install an anti-virus, more information about that patch can be found at:
IE HTML Help File Vulnerability (Patch available)
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