So far this virus has not been wide spread, and it is not likely to be, but with the attention on the World Trade Center bombing it seems reasonable to warn about it.
In total bad taste, the Vote (W32.Vote.A@mm) worm spreads a message of Us vs. Them through the Internet in the aftermath of the World Trade Center bombings. In addition to sending itself out to every address in one's Microsoft Outlook address book, however, Vote also attempts to delete Windows directory files and/or reformat the infected user's hard drive. W32.Vote.A@mm is a mass-mailing worm written in the Visual Basic language. It requires the file Msvbvm50.dll to execute.
When executed, the worm will attempt to email itself to all contacts in the Microsoft Outlook address book. The email will appear as follows.
Subject: Fwd:Peace BeTweeN AmeriCa and IsLaM!
Message:
Hi
iS iT A waR Against AmeriCa Or IsLaM !?
Let's Vote To Live in Peace!
Attachment: WTC.EXE
Next, the worm will insert two .vbs files on the system:
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