# The LoveBug virus is alive and well

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lovebug-virus-is-alive-and-well/34188>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [September 22, 2000, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lovebug-virus-is-alive-and-well/34188 "2000-09-22T19:51:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![SouthernStyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SouthernStyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouthernStyle)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 7:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lovebug-virus-is-alive-and-well/34188/1 "2000-09-22T19:51:35Z")

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This is neither mundane nor pointless, but unless I downgrade the language and post to the pit no other forum seems to really fit.

The LoveBug virus struck our office today. Everyone in the office saw 4 messages from one of our coworkers. Upon examining the message it was clear that a virus/worm was at play. I sent a warning (high priority) to the entire company telling them to NOT open any attachment called “Very Funny”, but that only helped a little. Somebody else thought that they were getting jokes in the mail and opened the attachment. WHAM! Everyone got four copies from this source as well.

I sincerely hope that everyone is careful with their e-mail attachments.

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When the going gets tough,  
The tough get duct tape. :wally

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [September 22, 2000, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lovebug-virus-is-alive-and-well/34188/2 "2000-09-22T21:22:48Z")

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Did it set the home page to 202.78.86.25?  
BTW don’t go there, children.

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**Author:** ![SouthernStyle](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/b3f665/32.png) [@SouthernStyle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SouthernStyle)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2000, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lovebug-virus-is-alive-and-well/34188/3 "2000-09-23T02:28:20Z")

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Nope. It set the home page to “win-bug-fix.exe” on a remote server.

Apparently someone was ahead of this reincarnation and the page now contained a virus warming and links to several trustworthy sites, such as symantec.

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**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\
**Post date:** [September 23, 2000, 3:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-lovebug-virus-is-alive-and-well/34188/4 "2000-09-23T03:00:27Z")

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> \*Originally posted by SouthernStyle \*  
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> Apparently someone was ahead of this reincarnation and the page now contained a virus warming and links to several trustworthy sites, such as symantec.
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So how would someone do that? It appears to be what happend in our case, but the page was really very crude.