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Study Guide
How it Spreads:
Systems affected:
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PCs: Windows 95, 98, Me and 2000
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Servers: Windows 2000 and Windows NT running Microsoft Internet Information
server (IIS)
Methods of Infection:
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E-mail attachment -- Opening or previewing infected e-mail
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Internet scans and infection of vulnerable servers
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Open shares on local networks
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Visiting infected web pages -- JavaScript
Effects of Infection:
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Spreads copies of itself across many critical Windows files and appends
code to HTML documents.
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Increased traffic from Internet scans and e-mails
How to Prevent:
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Don't open attachments!
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Disable JavaScript
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Update Microsoft and anti-virus software
How to Remove:
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