BA - I suspect that Symantec/Norton server for LiveUpdate for Norton AV must be running white hot at the moment - Remember that the US has now woken up (in more ways than one) to Love Bug.
I tried to download an updated virus definition file at about 15h00Z, but it failed halfway through, and I haven't been able to get into the site since.
I'll live with that for the time being - the characteristics are now known, and any more messages with the subject "ILOVEYOU" will be into the bit bucket faster than you can say "!!!!! a brick!"
What is really worrying about this virus (trojan actually) is that it seems to activate just by opening the infected mail - that certainly happened to me, and it sounds like it happened to Velvet Strokes as well.Seem to remember that Bubbleboy did just that too. Not a good omen.
I just scanned my disk for *.jpg.vbs and found more than 10 000 (yes TEN THOUSAND) files with that signature ... At which stage Find said "Enough!" and quit looking. And it re-set the home addresses for both IE and Netscape - this is a Real Nasty Bugger.
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Feline
(Sitting, Watching and certainly NOT Smilin')
[This message has been edited by Feline (edited 04 May 2000).]