Re: Robins: Please Watch For Virus Attachments
- Subject: Re: Robins: Please Watch For Virus Attachments
- From: S*
- Date: Fri, 4 May 2001 23:16:43 -0700
Thanks for the warning Bob, going to up-date my anti virus program now.
IGLH
Sam I Am
> Hi everyonme
> Here is a post from the daylily robin about a virus.
>
> Subject:
> Robins: Please Watch For Virus Attachments
> Date:
> Fri, 4 May 2001 15:46:23 EDT
> From:
> TedWhite1@aol.com
> To:
> undisclosed-recipients:;
>
>
> Robin Friends,
>
> The W32.BadTrans.13312@mm virus has now infected at least six personal
> computers here in the robin. It has been received by several other
> members
> whose antivirus software programs sounded the alert and disabled the
> virus.
> To avoid its entry into your computer, please question every attachment
> to
> every message you receive. If you open an attachment containing the
> virus,
> your computer will likely be infected. It's that simple. If an
> attachment
> looks suspicious, delete it at once.
>
> Symantec Antivirus Research Center says this about the virus, "It is a
> MAPI
> worm that replies to all unread mails in your email message folders, and
> drops a backdoor Trojan."
>
> The worm will attach itself to the email, using one of the following
> file
> names:
>
> Pics.ZIP.scr
> images.pif
> README.TXT.pif
> New_Napster_Site.DOC.scr
> news_doc.scr
> hamster.ZIP.scr
> YOU_are_FAT!.TXT.pif
> searchURL.scr
> SETUP.pif
> Card.pif
> Me_nude.AVI.pif
> Sorry_about_yesterday.DOC.pif
> s3msong.MP3.pif
> docs.scr
> Humor.TXT.pif
> fun.pif
>
> For much more complete information, you may use this URL:
>
> http://symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.badtrans.13312@mm.html
>
> Ted White
> Daylily List Co-owner
> --
> Bye
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