new anti-sco worm. really.

[Tim Wunder]

Oh joy...
Not only do we have to get the worm attachments, we also have to get messages 
from stupid anti-virus programs telling me how they cleaned messages it 
thinks I sent that contained the worm.
<quote>
The file attachment data.pif you sent to <fundy.info at pc.gc.ca>  was infected 
with the
W32/Mydoom at MM virus and was successfully cleaned. *************  La pi?ce 
jointe
data.pif que vous envoy?e ? <fundy.info at pc.gc.ca>  ?tait infect?e du virus 
W32/Mydoom at MM
et a ?t? r?par?e correctement. **************
</quote>

<*heavy sigh*>
Tim

On Monday 26 January 2004 10:29 pm, someone claiming to be Joel Hammer wrote:
> Yes, I have gotten 5 or ten this evening.
> Joel
>
> On Mon, Jan 26, 2004 at 10:17:38PM -0500, Wil McGilvery wrote:
> > I have received 8 of these messages with zip files.
> > All have infected files inside.
> >
> > Regards,
> >
> > Wil McGilvery
> > Manager
> > Lynch Digital Media Inc
> >
> >
> >
> > 416-744-7949
> > 416-716-3964 (cell)
> > 1-866-314-4678
> > 416-744-0406? FAX
> > www.LynchDigital.com
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Gary [mailto:gv-list-linuxsxs at mygirlfriday.info]
> > Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 8:57 PM
> > To: linux-users at linux-sxs.org
> > Subject: Re: new anti-sco worm. really.
> >
> > Hi dep,
> >
> > --On Monday, January 26, 2004 08:49:25 PM -0500 dep
> > <dep at linuxandmain.com>
> >
> > wrote:
> > > Mail systems that remove executable files from e-mails can stop the
> > > program from spreading.
> >
> > A little while ago, I received a warning from a major Univ here in the
> > U.S. (wife is associated with them, and it was in her mailbox).  They
> > indicated it was in a zip file..
> >
> > --
> > Gary
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