>Has anyone found any details on how the virus spreads through mIRC? All I can find are passing references. I don't know if I should go to the VFUG chat or not.

Courtesy of www.lockergnome.com who got it from gfi...
"If opened, the attachment infects the recipient's computer. This dangerous virus propagates through Microsoft Outlook and the popular chat program called mIRC, and possibly other email systems. It infects files on the recipient's drives as well as overwriting JPGs and searching for mIRC. If found, the virus inserts a custom script in it to infect other mIRC users and sends itself to every contact in the infected computer's address book. It will also try to download an EXE file from four Internet sites."