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From: "Symantec Corporation"  Subject: Symantec: New Serious Virus found

Norton Security response, has detected a new virus the Internet. For this reason we made this tool attachment, to protect your computer from this serious virus. Due to the number of submissions received from customers, Symantec Security Response has upgraded this threat to a Cagegory 5 (Maximum ).

Prevention, using the W32.Gruel@mm Tool: To prevent or remove W32.W32.Gruel@mm, apply this attachment tool as quickly as possible. This is the easiest way to remove/prevent this threat.

Technical Details: Also Known As: W32.Gruel@mm, W32.KillerGuate Type: Virus Infection Length: 45,195 bytes (zip file), 45,528 bytes (executable) (45KB approx) Systems Affected: Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows NT, Windows 2000, Windows XP, Windows ME, Windows 2003 Systems Not Affected: Macintosh, OS/2, UNIX, Linux

Additional Information: Security response has received many submissions of corrupted W32.W32.Gruel@mm. A specific detection for this type of infected file has been added as W32.W32.Gruel@mm. This detection is available in virus definitions dated June 12 2003. Be sure to delete the files detected as W32.W32.Gruel@mm.

Note: If you believe your computer may already be infected or just want to protect it agins W32.W32.Gruel@mm, please download this tool now.

ymantec Corporation ast Updated on: July 13, 2003 04:44:35 PM

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