According to Norton, Macs, OS/2 and UNIX are immune to it.  It attaches
itself to parts of windows stuff.
Hotch
Richard Hotchkiss
http://www.hotstrings-inc.com

> From: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
> Reply-To: John Rodgers <j_rodgers@CHARTER.NET>
> Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2003 07:30:18 -0500
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Sobig virus
>
> R. Hotchkiss wrote:
>
>> The virus stops working on July 15th according to Norton
>>
> Hopefully!
>
>>
>> I got at least 2, but I have a Mac.
>>
> What is the significance of that? I know MAC's are supposed t be immune
> pretty much to most viruses, but I understand that this So-Big virus
> just places a program for spammers on the machine, useable later, thus
> making every PC it infects a potential spamming machine. Mac's included.
>
>> (BTW Apple stock price has gone up 25%
>> in the past couple of weeks while others fall)
>>
> Apple just released the hottest processor on the market - 64 bit as
> opposed to all the 32's out there. Only problem for the moment is not
> much software that can used the added performance. What is out there
> works on the 64 but software designed for the 64 architecture isn't
> common. It will come however.
>
> Regards
>
> John rodgers
> 88 GL Driver
>
>>
>> Hotch
>> 86 Vanagon GL
>> 89 Jetta GL
>> Philly
>> Richard Hotchkiss
>> http://www.hotstrings-inc.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>> From: "Sudhir H. Desai" <sudhir@12INCH.COM>
>>> Reply-To: "Sudhir H. Desai" <sudhir@12INCH.COM>
>>> Date: Wed, 25 Jun 2003 23:26:39 -0400
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: Re: Sobig virus
>>>
>>> all e-mail programs are as good/bad as the mail filter in front of them ;)
>>>
>>> -sudhir (1984 Vanagon Z34 :: 1996 Jetta Trek :: Outlook Express[atts
>>> stripped by server])
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>>
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