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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnNephew" data-source="post: 171471" data-attributes="member: 2171">Doesn't this virus spoof the From: field?  I know it's made the rounds among some folks in the game industry (from discussion on an industry board).  The impression I have is that the virus creates e-mails with "From:" fields containing addresses from your machine -- so some other infected person would be sending messages that appear to come from Morrus.  As I understand it, this is one of the problems in tracking it down, because the person you think is infected (because the mail appears to come from them) actually is NOT, and the person who IS infected doesn't get told.If I'm right about this, then anyone who has ever e-mailed Morrus might actually be the source of the problem.  Bottom line, if you're a PC user (especially with a MSFT e-mail client; I think this is one of the ones that takes advantage of vulnerabilities in unpatched software, running in the preview pane), please check your machine for viruses.  If nothing else, go to the free online checker at Symantec.  And update your software with security patches (go to <a href="http://www.windowsupdate.com" target="_blank">www.windowsupdate.com</a> for a start).  If you use Outlook Express, it's a good idea to turn off the message preview pane, too.</blockquote>