At 01:34 PM 7/23/01 -0700, James Newton. Admin 3 wrote:

>Let me know if anyone else get these and NEVER open an attachment that you
>didn't expect to receive or that you don't know is not a program. PIF and
>DOC can be programs just as easily as EXE, COM, VVS.
Isn't .scr an executable as well?

Not from those sources, but I got one from a gal I often talk with at a
supplier in the Far East this morning with the .pif extension. NAV
reports it to contain  W32.Sircam.Worm. It also had the "I send you this
file in order to have your advice" text.

This virus apparently sends itself to people in your address book at
random, and picks a file name to use from the hapless user as well.
The file was named (actual file name).doc.pif, so (l)users who
use software that hides file extensions may only see the ".doc" 8-(

So, you get a fairly plausible message and filename from someone you
*know* and..

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