You can read all about the virus at sexyfun.net all the while reading Vanagon related messages on this list. Pat On Thu, Feb 08, 2001 at 07:37:33AM -0500, David Beierl wrote: > At 03:15 AM 2/8/2001, Chris DeLong wrote: > >Ok lots of mention of this virus but no mention of the file name. I am new > >and know nothing of this thing. Anyone have any ideas of what to search for? > >I didnt open the file. > > There are many different filenames. In a sense it doesn't matter because > you would positively invite trouble by opening any file at all that you're > not *already expecting* -- knowing the person who the message is supposedly > from is no protection at all. Most of these things nowadays will come from > your friends and correspondents. > > As of now it should be safe to open image files where the *last* part of > the filename is .jpg, .jpeg, .gif, bmp, .tif. Files with names of .pif, > .scr, .exe, .com, .vbs, .doc, .dot, .xls, and *many* others are definitely > unsafe. > > In this case *and subject to change* this particular "virus" appears to > come from the address <hahaha@sexyfun.net> which does not exist. Any mail > supposedly coming from this address will undoubtedly contain the virus. > > david > > > David Beierl - Providence, RI > http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/ > '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage" > '85 GL "Poor Relation" > |
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