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1. 01:14 AM - Off Subject. Please check for virus! (Ken Moak)
2. 10:15 AM - Re: Off Subject. Please check for virus! (Andy Karmy)
3. 09:17 PM - Re: Off Subject. Please check for virus! (John Piepers)
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--> RV9-List message posted by: Ken Moak <ken_moak@yahoo.com>
Ok somebody on this list has the Sobig Virus. It is a
mass mailer and makes it look like you are getting
mail from someone you know. I have seen many regular
list contributors names come up, including Matronics.
I know it is the way the virus spoofs, all it needs is
users email and it gets them from old emails. I also
know some of them are indicated I sent them, I even
got one that showed I sent it to me. I have no idea
who it is or how many are infected, so I'm not
pointing a finger. PLEASE get you antivirus files
updated. For more information go to any of the
anti-virus companies such as Norton www.norton.com.
The name of the virus is W32.Sobig.F@mm the virus
sends several different versions.
For what it is worth, I'm a professor of computer
science I see this stuff all the time. People never
think they are the one that is doing it. A quick
check is all it will take. I went off line and checked
all 5 of my home systems and switched to a Linux
system so I could verify I was not sending it though
one of my systems in case I forgot to patch or keep
the virus files uptodate myself. I will check systems
I use at the college tomorrow. Please check your
system. I'm sure this is overfilling other users
email. I think I'm getting about 50 and hour.
Ken
DO NOT ARCHIVE
__________________________________
http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
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--> RV9-List message posted by: "Andy Karmy" <andy@karmy.com>
I was getting the same 50 per hour until I simply put a rule on my email server
to drop all messages with .pif and .scr in them. Now my box is empty once again!
- Andy
DO NOT ARCHIVE
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Ken Moak <ken_moak@yahoo.com>
>--> RV9-List message posted by: Ken Moak <ken_moak@yahoo.com>
>
>Ok somebody on this list has the Sobig Virus. It is a
>mass mailer and makes it look like you are getting
>mail from someone you know. I have seen many regular
>list contributors names come up, including Matronics.
>I know it is the way the virus spoofs, all it needs is
>users email and it gets them from old emails. I also
>know some of them are indicated I sent them, I even
>got one that showed I sent it to me. I have no idea
>who it is or how many are infected, so I'm not
>pointing a finger. PLEASE get you antivirus files
>updated. For more information go to any of the
>anti-virus companies such as Norton www.norton.com.
>The name of the virus is W32.Sobig.F@mm the virus
>sends several different versions.
>
>For what it is worth, I'm a professor of computer
>science I see this stuff all the time. People never
>think they are the one that is doing it. A quick
>check is all it will take. I went off line and checked
>all 5 of my home systems and switched to a Linux
>system so I could verify I was not sending it though
>one of my systems in case I forgot to patch or keep
>the virus files uptodate myself. I will check systems
>I use at the college tomorrow. Please check your
>system. I'm sure this is overfilling other users
>email. I think I'm getting about 50 and hour.
>
>Ken
>
>DO NOT ARCHIVE
>
>__________________________________
>http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
>
>
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--> RV9-List message posted by: John Piepers <j.piepers@prevalent.nl>
Messages with .zip files included are also know to carry virus. The last one
sobig.f did that.
Also messages with executables like .exe .com .bat .cmd .vbs etc are
suspect; in some cases even
.jpg attachments.
I have our firewall at my company configured to drop all attachments with
these extensions.
-- John
RV-7A builder
DO NOT ARCHIVE
-----Oorspronkelijk bericht-----
Van: Andy Karmy [mailto:andy@karmy.com]
Verzonden: donderdag 28 augustus 2003 19:25
Aan: rv9-list@matronics.com
Onderwerp: Re: RV9-List: Off Subject. Please check for virus!
--> RV9-List message posted by: "Andy Karmy" <andy@karmy.com>
I was getting the same 50 per hour until I simply put a rule on my email
server to drop all messages with .pif and .scr in them. Now my box is empty
once again!
- Andy
DO NOT ARCHIVE
---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
From: Ken Moak <ken_moak@yahoo.com>
>--> RV9-List message posted by: Ken Moak <ken_moak@yahoo.com>
>
>Ok somebody on this list has the Sobig Virus. It is a
>mass mailer and makes it look like you are getting
>mail from someone you know. I have seen many regular
>list contributors names come up, including Matronics.
>I know it is the way the virus spoofs, all it needs is
>users email and it gets them from old emails. I also
>know some of them are indicated I sent them, I even
>got one that showed I sent it to me. I have no idea
>who it is or how many are infected, so I'm not
>pointing a finger. PLEASE get you antivirus files
>updated. For more information go to any of the
>anti-virus companies such as Norton www.norton.com.
>The name of the virus is W32.Sobig.F@mm the virus
>sends several different versions.
>
>For what it is worth, I'm a professor of computer
>science I see this stuff all the time. People never
>think they are the one that is doing it. A quick
>check is all it will take. I went off line and checked
>all 5 of my home systems and switched to a Linux
>system so I could verify I was not sending it though
>one of my systems in case I forgot to patch or keep
>the virus files uptodate myself. I will check systems
>I use at the college tomorrow. Please check your
>system. I'm sure this is overfilling other users
>email. I think I'm getting about 50 and hour.
>
>Ken
>
>DO NOT ARCHIVE
>
>__________________________________
>http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com
>
>
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