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1USA Customer Newsletter
Tuesday Sep 18, 2001

ALERT!!! Sep 18, 2001: New computer virus called the W32/Nimda Worm - it is slowing down the internet

About 4:30 PM on Tuesday, Sep 18th, 1USA received a call from a client with a T-1 line saying that their T-1 line seemed slow.
We checked around here, and also found some slowness on the Incoming lines to the 1USA Satellite Service.
Everything was running normal here, so we were wondering what was happening out there on the internet.

I have just discovered at midnight that the General Internet Slowdown is caused by a new virus that attacks both Web Servers and people who visit those infected Web Servers.
The virus is SPREADING SO FAST that it is actually slowing down the internet.

Those of you who have Anti-Virus protection: Please go update your detection file BEFORE visiting ANY websites.

This worm affects unprotected Web Servers (those http:// websites that you visit) that are running Windows NT software and have IIS4 or IIS5 as the web serving software AND the Windows computers that _simply visit_ those websites.

**Simply visiting web pages on an infected web server** will put the virus onto your Windows 95/98/ME or Windows 2000 computer.

The 1USA web servers and email servers are already protected.
If you retrieve your emails from your @1usa.com account, you are safe - at least you won't catch the virus via your email.
You might not be safe if you use Hotmail, Yahoo, or any other non-virus-protected service.

If you DON'T yet have an anti-virus program like PC-Cillin, then 1USA Subscribers can goto the 1USA Members Area at
http://members.1usa.com/members/index.htm and scroll down to the free virus check.

To those of you who are not 1USA subscribers who read this email: I wish you well.

To those of you who choose to Do Nothing: Your computer will probably slow down - to a crawl.

For details on the virus: http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-26.html

If Microsoft would write just _ONE_ program that doesn't have bugs, 1USA would still be a member of their Developer's Network, which we quit in 1997 because of all of the bugs. The situation has not improved.

1USA is here to help our subscribers.
Wide distribution of this Alert is authorized.
BarryZ, 1USA

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	1USA Customer Newsletter Tuesday Sep 18, 2001

	ALERT!!! Sep 18, 2001: New computer virus called the W32/Nimda Worm - it is slowing down the internet About 4:30 PM on Tuesday, Sep 18th, 1USA received a call from a client with a T-1 line saying that their T-1 line seemed slow. We checked around here, and also found some slowness on the Incoming lines to the 1USA Satellite Service. Everything was running normal here, so we were wondering what was happening out there on the internet. I have just discovered at midnight that the General Internet Slowdown is caused by a new virus that attacks both Web Servers and people who visit those infected Web Servers. The virus is SPREADING SO FAST that it is actually slowing down the internet. Those of you who have Anti-Virus protection: Please go update your detection file BEFORE visiting ANY websites. This worm affects unprotected Web Servers (those http:// websites that you visit) that are running Windows NT software and have IIS4 or IIS5 as the web serving software AND the Windows computers that _simply visit_ those websites. Simply visiting web pages on an infected web server will put the virus onto your Windows 95/98/ME or Windows 2000 computer. The 1USA web servers and email servers are already protected. If you retrieve your emails from your @1usa.com account, you are safe - at least you won't catch the virus via your email. You might not be safe if you use Hotmail, Yahoo, or any other non-virus-protected service. If you DON'T yet have an anti-virus program like PC-Cillin, then 1USA Subscribers can goto the 1USA Members Area at http://members.1usa.com/members/index.htm and scroll down to the free virus check. To those of you who are not 1USA subscribers who read this email: I wish you well. To those of you who choose to Do Nothing: Your computer will probably slow down - to a crawl. For details on the virus: http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2001-26.html If Microsoft would write just _ONE_ program that doesn't have bugs, 1USA would still be a member of their Developer's Network, which we quit in 1997 because of all of the bugs. The situation has not improved. 1USA is here to help our subscribers. Wide distribution of this Alert is authorized. BarryZ, 1USA