In the San Francisco Chronicle a couple days ago it advised those with a
high-risk for virus to go into
www.microsoft.com/technet\/security/bulletin/MS01-020.asp and download a
software patch. I did not find that, but there is lots of information
available. I wrote virus for information, and got some information where I
could sign up for this protection, but it will take 3 - 6 weeks to get. It
is free.
Dorothy Wogh
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mari" <ddmmjm(a)netins.net>
To: <CHAPMAN-L(a)rootsweb.com>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 10:21 PM
Subject: Re: [CHAPMAN-L] VIRUS INFO FROM LIST ADMIN PLEASE READ
At 10:33 PM 11/28/01 , Elaine V. Dennison wrote:
>Mari,
>
>I received at least one version of the virus from someone on the
>list. The emails
>that "look" empty, aren't really empty. If you look at the size of
the
>message,
>they are 40K and if you preview or open email in Outlook or Outlook
>Express the
>script can run and infect your machine.
Yes. I realized and am well aware of that......which is why I explained
that the empty ones WERE virus infected because of the footprint of having
the underscore before the return address. This can ONLY be seen/viewed
with the full headers.
That was explained by the portion of the message I forwarded from Jean
Snow. I added my own statement at the top which included this line:
"I've received messages from several that were blank, and had the
underscore today alone."
In other words, those blank messages ARE virus infected.
>I have receieved over a dozen of these
>messages in the past two days all from people I don't know.
I've received that many from each of my lists. I manage 8.
>This thing sends your
>IP address to the author and then captures all your keystrokes such as
bank
>accounts and passwords.
I know. I'm fully aware of all of this. This is also explained on the
Symantec site.
>Here are instuctions for removing plus a link to the Microsoft site to
>patch your
>Outlook and Outlook Express:
I already sent this link initially. It was included in the second email I
sent to the list regarding the virus and what to do.
Mari
http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.badtrans.b@mm.h tml
>
>Elaine
>
>
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