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13 Feb 2001
Companies around the globe were hit last night by a virus masquerading as a picture of tennis pin-up Anna Kournikova.
Instead of displaying a picture of the tennis star the virus uses the Visual Basic scripting language to infect Outlook and mails itself out to contacts in the infected user's address book.
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Experts warned the bug was spreading twice as fast as the deadly Love Bug, which struck businesses worldwide last year causing millions of pounds worth of damage.
Vnunet.com keeps you up to date with the virus' progress and the latest information on how to protect your systems.
Update:Killer virus unleashed today
12 Feb 2001, by Robert Jaques and John Geralds
A potentially devastating virus that is spreading "twice as fast as the Love Bug" was unleashed into the wild today.
Killer virus the work of script kiddies
13 Feb 2001, by James Middleton
Antivirus experts have warned that the AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs virus highlights the ease with which someone with very little technical knowledge can create malicious code capable of spreading around the world in a matter of minutes.
Protect yourself against the Anna virus
Vnunet.com opinion - Anna virus just the tip of the iceberg
Previous virus news:
Viruses rampant in UK and Germany
8 Feb 2001, by John Geralds in Silicon Valley
Bug Watch: Looking for the weakest link
26 Jan 2001, by Eric Chien
Love Bug could strike on Valentine's Day
5 Feb 2001, by Jo Ticehurst
Reseller retracts 'alarmist' virus alert
25 Jan 2001, by Andy McCue
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