Hey Robert, So sorry you got hit with this. BTW This one is REAL been
around since June 99. There are a lot of hoaxes going around. SO I took
advantage of my resources and looked this one up
See (among others):
http://www.datafellows.com/v-descs/prettyp.htm
Get those .dat files updated folks!!!!
Larry
>>>>On 2/22/00 7:01 PM so and so (Robert Duquette) said. (And I quote:)
>I just got hit with this from someone who's address book I am in.
>
>If you get his message, don't open it. I didn't. ( So, you won't be
>getting it. ) But, I don't want to keep getting more copies if I happen to
>be in your address book.
>
>Robert D.
>
>-----Original Message-----
>
>>Hello all,
>>
>>I received an email with the following Subject line: "C:\CoolProgs\Pretty
>>Park.exe".. I opened it and it went through my address book automatically
>>sent an email to you all... I was not aware of the fact until the BBC
>>responded seconds later with the attached and I received the following in
>>later emails as well... A few emails down the page...
>>
>>"This attachment is a virus that attaches to e-mail, IRC, ICQ.......... It
>>is on Symantec's site and should be removed if your anti-virus program is
>>up-to-date. Don't open it!!!! Delete the e-mail immediately. I don't know
>>where we got it from, but it's now coming back from our friends."
>>
>>I apologize for the inconvenience and let's hope your virus scans are more
>>up to date than mine, my dat files for McAffe are a little old and I will
>be
>>updating them right after this, you can be sure of that....
>>
>>Iain
>>----- Original Message -----
>>From: <tss.messaging.group@bbc.co.uk>
>>Sent: Tuesday, February 22, 2000 6:09 PM
>>Subject: A Virus was detected in the message you sent.
>>
>>
>>> Subject: C:\CoolProgs\Pretty Park.exe
>>> Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 18:07:36 -0500 (EST)
>>>
>>> The above email message sent by you appears to have contained a
>>> virus in the attachment. This message was therefore quarantined
>>> as it passed across the boundary of the BBC's Email System.
>>>
>>> However, it may still have been successfully delivered to other
>>> addresses in the original To: line which didn't need to pass across
>>> the boundary of the BBC's Email System. Therefore all addresses in
>>> the original To: line have been warned of the possibility that they
>>> received a virus.
>>>
>>> Please contact your normal IT Support team for assistance in
>>> disinfecting your machine. Once this has been done, please
>>> resend the message.
>>>
>>> Many Thanks.
>>> BBC, TSS, Messaging Services Group.
>>>
>>
>>
Larry Macy
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