

| Subject: | Re: VIRUS?!?! DON'T OPEN IT! |
| From: | Joseph Fortino |
| Date: | Tue, 19 Aug 2003 21:07:20 +0000 |
everyone!! don't open it just delete it, hope no one has auto open set when they read mail. I just delete them. it might be this worm thing that got to the server. Joe > -----Original Message----- > From: JD Foster [mailto:jidd@JIDDWARE.COM] > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 08:45 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: VIRUS?!?! > > I've been emailing back & forth with John Rogers about this thing today. > > It appears that someone (or someones) on the list has contracted this > bugger: > http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.hllw.mankx@mm.html > > It scans the victim's computer for e-mail address in a number of places, and > then sends infected messages to the found addresses with any of the > following subjects: > > Your details > Approved (Ref: 38446-263) > Re: Approved (Ref: 3394-65467) > Your password > Re: My details > Screensaver > Cool screensaver > Re: Movie > Re: My application > > Heads up folks! I'm suprised none have been pushed through the whole list > quite frankly, does the list server have an anti-virus scanner? > > Cheers, > JD > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Jeffrey Schwaia" <jeff@TSSGI.COM> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 1:28 PM > Subject: VIRUS?!?! > > > > I've received about a dozen emails from list members. Most have the > subject > > line of "Your Details" and have a pif file attachment. Of course I > deleted > > all of them, but I just wanted to give everyone a heads up about the evil > > lurking. > > > > I even got one from Stan... but his had "Your Application" in the subject > > line. > > > > Cheers, > > > > Jeff > > >
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