This virus will be spread via e-mails from people that you do and do not know, she said. She said that it was first reported at 5 a.m. Thursday. If you have important files overwritten, they're gone. If you unleash it on your home computer, hope that you have backups. The executable file launches a program that CERT does not possess a copy of.
CERT officials are unsure of the damage that it can do.
It's unknown how long it will take to clean up the virus. It's source is unknown, although there have been reports that it originated in Manila, Phillippines. The extent of monetary damage is unknown. On Thursday, the Pittsburgh International Airport and Allegheny County District Attorney's Office have shut down their internet systems. Copyright 2000 by ThePittsburghChannel.