New "Life Stages" Virus
Discovered
A new e-mail attachment virus was discovered on June 18, 2000. The e-mail message that transports the virus
can have one of several different subject lines including "Fw: Life Stages,"
"Fw: Funny," "Fw: Jokes," "Fw: Life Stages text," "Fw: Funny text," "Fw: Jokes
text," "Life Stages," "Funny," "Jokes," "Life Stages text," "Funny text," or
"jokes text," and includes the LIFE_STAGES.TXT.SHS file attachment.
If you are running Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft recommends that you install
the Outlook E-mail Security Update. For more information about the Outlook E-mail
Security Update, see one of the following Knowledge Base articles:
If you cannot use the Outlook E-mail Security Update or you are running an
e-mail program other than Outlook, Microsoft recommends that you take the
following precautions:
- Ensure that you are running anti-virus software with the latest signature
update
- Use caution when you open all attachments, even if they are from someone
that you know
- Never "share" an entire drive; share only specific directories to specific
users as required
- When sharing a directory, never allow unrestricted access; always use a
strong password to protect the share or limit access to the share to specific
users
- Where possible, do not use persistent mapped network drives (mapped drives
that are reconnected each time you log on)