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Date:         Wed, 25 Jun 2003 20:11:45 -0700
Reply-To:     Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Mike Miller <mwmiller@CWNET.COM>
Subject:      Re: it's the sobig virus/BAD STUFF?
Comments: To: Bob O Shaughnessy <vanagon@COLUMBUS.RR.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <BB1FA98A.194DC%vanagon@columbus.rr.com>
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Thanks to those who reassured me, I was crying...a lot.

Mike

On 6/25/03 4:33 PM, "Bob O Shaughnessy" <vanagon@COLUMBUS.RR.COM> wrote:

> Mike, you don't have it. The virus harvests its sender name from the > host's address book or email. > > Only Windows PCs running virus-prone Microsoft email software need apply > for this kind of stuff. > > _________________________________________________________ > > Bob O'Shaughnessy, Columbus, OH > vanagon@columbus.rr.com > 99 A3 Jetta TDI > 82 Diesel Westy (with blown engine) + Quantum TD engine > 74 Bus (Dad's) > 72 Wife, 95 Cat, 96 Cat, 98 Kid, 00 Kid, 01 Dog, 02 kid > 25 House > > > > On 6/25/03 6:41 PM, "Mike Miller" <mwmiller@CWNET.COM> wrote: > >> I just got a message from a server saying a message I sent couldn't be >> delivered. The message had the movie thing in it. >> >> Of course I never sent it and now the bad part. I have a MAC running OS >> X.x. Damn. How do I get rid of this? >> >> Mike >> >> IOn 6/25/03 2:39 PM, "S.Harrison" <diverseimaging@EARTHLINK.NET> wrote: >> >>> I've received two today, both from people I don't know. And it went right >>> through a up to date Symantec email scan as it came in with no warning. Both >>> were zip files, one had the subject heading of "application", the other >>> "movie". >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- >>> From: "Joel Walker" <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET> >>> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> >>> Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 2:20 PM >>> Subject: it's the sobig virus >>> >>> >>>> found the info on www.symantec.com >>>> >>>> so if you're getting messages from folks that you think you might >>>> know, >>>> or might have sent mail to in the past, don't unzip that file >>>> that is attached!!! >>>> somebody out there that has something to do with the vanagon list >>>> has an infected pc ... >>>> >>>> i've gotten three of them today, one from someone i know, and >>>> two from folks i've not heard of before. >>>> all three referenced "re: movies" and had a zip file attached, >>>> and the text was "Please see the attached zip file for details" >>>> >>>> so be careful out there! :) >>>> joel >>>> >>> >>> > >


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