Date:         Thu, 8 Feb 2001 08:16:39 -0500
Reply-To:     Pat Collins <collins.90@OSU.EDU>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Pat Collins <collins.90@OSU.EDU>
Subject:      Re: Snowed White and Dwarfed 7 Times
Comments: To: David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
In-Reply-To:  <5.0.2.1.2.20010208072905.024dbda0@#pop1.attglobal.net@192.168.0.1>; from dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET on Thu,
              Feb 08, 2001 at 07:37:33AM -0500
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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
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