Anna Kournikova Virus
The Anna Kournikova Virus was a worm that spread by email, disguised as an email attachment with the filed name “AnnaKournikova.jpg.VBS.” The virus was a Visual Basic script that, once opened, emailed itself to all the contacts within the user's Outlook address book. Anna Kournikova was a payload-free virus, however, and did not erase any files or send information back to the creator. A new Visual Basic script (VBS) virus that appears to have originated in Europe has made its way to the U.S. and is clogging up e-mail systems across the country Monday, according to antivirus vendors. The virus, which spreads itself through e-mail systems using Microsoft Corp.’s Outlook in a way similar to the notorious “LoveLetter” virus apparently made its way from Europe to the U.S. overnight, according to Vincent Weafer, director of antivirus research for antivirus vendor Symantec Corp. Computer Associates International Inc. (CA) also received reports of its existence in the Asia-Pacific region,...