VIRUS WARNING
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From: Atlanta, GA
VIRUS WARNING
Please use caution when opening emails with attachments from supposed Rennlist (or other) senders.
I just got an email, impersonating as a "RE:" response to a 964 DME question. I have no idea how this virus does what it does, but I think that it looks through your emails that have been read or sent and then send out another one as a "Re: or "Fwd:". It even had Adrian referenced in the email so it must have originated as a legitimate message.
Very scary stuff. <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" />
I just got an email, impersonating as a "RE:" response to a 964 DME question. I have no idea how this virus does what it does, but I think that it looks through your emails that have been read or sent and then send out another one as a "Re: or "Fwd:". It even had Adrian referenced in the email so it must have originated as a legitimate message.
Very scary stuff. <img src="graemlins/cussing.gif" border="0" alt="[grrrrrrr]" />
Racer
Joined: Mar 2002
Posts: 260
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From: Farnham, Surrey
I got the same one.
I think it's the Bugbear worm, details here:
<a href="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear@mm.html" target="_blank">http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear@mm.html</a>
At least one Rennlist member has the worm so it would be wise not to run any attachments ending in .scr, .exe or .pif sent by email from someone you know.
I think it's the Bugbear worm, details here:
<a href="http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear@mm.html" target="_blank">http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.bugbear@mm.html</a>
At least one Rennlist member has the worm so it would be wise not to run any attachments ending in .scr, .exe or .pif sent by email from someone you know.