>-----Original Message-----
>From: tony@ELROYNET.COM [mailto:tony@ELROYNET.COM]
>Sent: 27 January 2004 15:43
>To: PICLIST@MITVMA.MIT.EDU
>Subject: Re: [EE:] PICLIST SPECIFIC VIRUS ALERT
>Importance: High
>
>
>I've seen several of these in the past few days, including
>some mailerdaemon that claimed they were from me (although a
>thorough scan and a review of the headers showed that the
>messages originated from a spoofing server).  I don't know who
>has it, but I hope they get themselves clean soon.
>
>-Tony
>
>>
>> I just got a virus hit picked up by Norton AV on my piclist specific
>> address.
>>
>> Virus type
>>
>> W32.Novarg.A@mm virus
>>
>> apparently from
>>
>> spj@spjsystems.com
>>
>> its made to look like a bounced message with a zip file attached
>> titled readme.zip
>>
>> the body text of the message reads
>> " The message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a
>> binary attachment."
>>
>> If you are spj from spj systems SCAN YOUR COMPUTER, if you
>don't have
>> any antivirus software, get some or BUGGER OFF! (said with a
>smile of
>> course
>> :-)

This thing is getting big, and it's thanks to clueless users and even more
clueless email clients.
Had 6 at work, just checked my home account and another 6 waiting for me
there.  Worst of all it is putting random from addresses into the headers
and I have a several messages from irate mailing list members accusing me of
thing.  The fact my home PC hasn't been switched on for the last 3 days
probably won't pacify them...

Regards

Mike




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