Pokemon virus on the loose 24 August - DN Wire -- Pikachu > and chums have moved out of the world of surreal children's entertainment > to begin attacking PCs. Nicknamed "Pokey", the virus is attached to a > message which purports to be sent from the Pokemon Website and carries the > subject line "Pikachu Pokemon". Upon opening the attachment, a picture of > Pikachu (the little yellow Pokemon) appears, along with the heart-warming > - if badly-worded - message: "Between millions of people around the world > I found you. Don't forget to remember this day every time MY FRIEND." > Pikachu's show of affection is a deceptive ruse, however - the virus > erases critical Windows system files and spreads itself to every contact > in the victim's Outlook address book (Outlook Express is not affected). > According to anti-virus company Symantec, the virus will only run if the > file MSVBVM60.DLL is present on the target computer. Although the worm > doesn't appear to be widespread at present, those receiving the message > are advised to delete it immediately. Joel Harrison >