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RHIZOME_RAW: VIRUS WARNING

   
 

                        ISLANDIA, N.Y.--Computer Associates
                        International Inc. said Wednesday it has
                   identified a new computer virus named "Cholera"
                   that has the potential to overwhelm e-mail systems
                   and block computer users from opening files.
                        The virus, which hasn't yet been reported to
                   have infected any computers, is designed to
                   overwhelm e-mail networks by sending messages
                   to all the addresses in an infected computer's hard
                   drive and prevents users from opening files stored
                   in infected directories, the software maker said.
                        "We've been given a sample of the virus, but we
                   haven't had one customer report on this," said Sal
                   Viveros, a marketing manager with Network
                   Associates Inc., a computer security company.
                        The Cholera virus can infect computers via
                   e-mail. Computer Associates said the e-mail
                   contains only a ":)" and no text. When the
                   attachment to the e-mail is opened, it will infect that
                   computer and could spread on the network.
                        The virus is similar to two others,
                   Worm.ExploreZip and Melissa, that infected
                   computers worldwide this year, causing millions of
                   dollars in damage from lost files and productivity.

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