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A new virus and worm combination was discoved October 25, 2001. The e-mail worm called Klez infects computers with the ElKern virus which damages files. Klez uses the same Outlook and Outlook Express weakness as nimda for automatic execution. More information can be found in the Virus Alerts section of the MSU Security Portal, or here: http://security/cgi-bin/index.pl?virus/elkern.html At least one department on campus has been infected with this new malicious code. -- Joe Budzyn [log in to unmask] 301 Computer Center Ph: (517) 355-4500 x162 Michigan State University East Lansing, MI 48824