Virus ALERT... Hi,,spice girls' vocal concert

[Guest guest]

To ALL:

 

The follow message from this group was intercepted by my VIRUS software

and quarantined. Please DO NOT open it.

 

Sender: thestaff <inthebag

Recipient:

Hi,,spice girls' vocal

concert

 

The virus name is " W32.Klez.H@mm " . Sender, please virus check your

system.

 

David O'Neal

[Guest guest]

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" oneal " <oneal

; <inthebag

Sunday, June 16, 2002 11:06 AM

Virus ALERT... Hi,,spice girls'

vocal concert

 

 

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> To ALL:

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> The follow message from this group was intercepted by my VIRUS software

> and quarantined. Please DO NOT open it.

 

 

 

I sent a note to the listowner address this morning asking that the list

settings be changed to not allow attachments. Perhaps if others do the same,

it would help.

Also, please keep in mind with the Klez worm, it grabs addresses from the

infected computer's system to use as the purported " sender, " so the person

you think is sending the virus may not be the one whose system is infected.

 

Here is a link to the virus definition files at the Symantec site, which

explains how this worm works:

 

http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.klez.h (AT) mm (DOT) html

 

If the URL wraps on your screen, make sure you get the whole thing in your

browser window.

 

Martha Battenfeld

[Guest guest]

>>Also, please keep in mind with the Klez worm, it grabs addresses ...

so the person you think is sending the virus may not be the one whose

system is infected.<<

 

Excellent point!

 

Many innocent users do not know they are infected with a virus (or

passing one along to others) until they get feedback from someone

seeking to dump them off the list.

 

To avoid this complication, virus checking ought to do at least three

things: 1) periodically check all your computer's files for embedded

viruses, 2) check your email as it arrives, and 3) check your email as

it is being sent.

 

David O'Neal

My email is scanned for viruses before it is sent.