for those that doubt the veracity of Larry's report (lets face it hoax's are
a dime a dozen!) go this URL
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/bat.choad.worm.html
I always check every report out before I send it out!! We all should, it
avoids junk e-mail.
Safety Fast
Ross Overcash,74B,NAMGBR 2-1172
Ayer, MA
http://home.earthlink.net/~jroverca/index.html
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-mgs@autox.team.net [mailto:owner-mgs@autox.team.net]On
> Behalf Of Larry Macy
> Sent: Tuesday, April 18, 2000 12:08 PM
> To: MG List; Spridgets
> Subject: 911 Virus Warning - FOR REAL!!!
>
>
> Just a note to the lists about a virus that has come up in the last week
> or so. I was asked about it by list members (one got it but didn't get
> burned), confirmed it, and thought I would drop a line to the group.
> Unfortunately this goes out the same day Allen (WAY too much time on his
> hands) Hefner posts about the well known Work Virus.
>
> 911 (firkin) is a for real virus that comes attached to an email. the
> attachment can be called mine.exe. (It really is a worm) it does a couple
> of things. One it can wipe your drive but the fun one is - for those with
> modem lines - it will spend all day calling 911 repeatedly. The FBI
> called it a serious "Denial of Service" attack against the 911 system.
> And the cops might get mad at you for dialing 911 for no reason.
>
> More info can be found at
> http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/firkin.htm
>
> This baby will get Win 3.1, Win95 and Win98. Less likely to get NT as it
> wants to go in the C:\WINDOWS directory which NT does not normally have.
>
> Nor will it get a MAC!! (LMAO)
>
> Nor Unix either.
>
> I know - WAY Too much information. Keep those Virus DAT files updated.
>
> Larry
>
> Larry B. Macy, Ph.D.
> macy@bblmail.psycha.upenn.edu
> System Administrator/Manager
> Neuropsychiatry Section
> Department of Psychiatry
> University of Pennsylvania
> 3400 Spruce St. - 1015 Gates
> Philadelphia, PA 19104
>
> Ask a question and you're a fool for three minutes; do not ask a
> question and you're a fool for the rest of your life.
>
>
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