MyParty Email Virus
April 2001
A computer virus disguised as a link to a website with pictures of a party has appeared.While the e-mail worm MyParty is not proving nearly as devastating as it predecessors Nimda and Kournikova, it is interesting because it uses a new psychological tactic to fool computer users.
The malicious program is the first to use the .com extension in an attempt to fool users to open it.
A message in the body of the e-mail reads: "Hello! My party... It was absolutely amazing! I have attached my web page with new photos! If you can please make color prints of my photos. Thanks!"
If opened, the worm sends a copy of itself to every contact in the Windows address book. Despite initial concerns, the MyParty virus seems to be being contained with only a few thousand reports so far.
MyParty is the latest in a series of so-called socially engineered viruses that use psychological tricks to get clicks.
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