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Re: Virus

To: Fisher & Elizabeth Jones <fisher@hctc.net>, David and Peggy B <bohler@prodigy.net>
Subject: Re: Virus
Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 08:03:09 -0700
Cc: Spridgets <spridgets@autox.team.net>, mgs@autox.team.net
References: <5.0.0.25.0.20010723150752.00a3c010@pop.prodigy.net> <5.0.2.1.0.20010723163744.02bc4600@mail.hctc.net>
Attention Listers, et al -

If you get one of these, ALSO go to your "attachments" sub-directory and 
delete the file there.  Sometimes just deleting the incoming message 
doesn't take care of this.

Clay L.
'67 Sprite

At 07:00 PM 7/23/01 -0500, Fisher & Elizabeth Jones wrote:
>I just received this - makes you wonder - doesn't it?
>
>Elizabeth
>
>P.S. As you can see, I removed the file before I sent it out
>
>
>From: "Clark Miller"<cmiller@teknongroup.com>
>To: fisher@hctc.net
>Subject: larry l resume _ sales_internat
>date: Mon, 23 Jul 2001 19:48:03 -0400
>X-Mailer: Microsoft Outlook Express 5.50.4133.2400
>
>Content-Disposition: message text
>Hi! How are you?
>I send you this file in order to have your advice
>See you later. Thanks
>
>
>At 03:11 PM 7/23/01 -0700, David and Peggy B wrote:
> >I received an Email this a.m. on my yahoo account from a "Patricia" - it
> >had an attachment that said something like "I sent you this file in order
> >to have your advice,"
> >I don't know what the return Email address was; but since I had no clue to
> >the identity of the sender and it seemed odd to me I deleted it right
> >away....without opening the attachment.
> >Thanks for the heads up....... even though I had already dealt with one it
> >is nice that you know for sure what it is and that it will help others.
> >Peggy
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >At 04:37 PM 7/23/01 -0500, Fisher & Elizabeth Jones wrote:
> >>Afternoon everyone.
> >>
> >>          I received a telephone call this morning from a friend who had
> >>received an infected message in his own e-mail this morning.  He advised me
> >>of the sender's name and warned that I should look for a message from him.
> >>
> >>          On a local news station they are touting the new virus 'SirCam',
> >>and suggesting that this new virus is quite dangerous.
> >>........................
> >>
> >>          "SirCam has the antivirus companies thoroughly confused. 
> Sometimes
> >>SirCam deletes most of your files and directories, sometimes the virus
> >>chooses to fill up your hard drive with text files, and sometimes SirCam
> >>does no damage at all. "
> >>
> >>further ...................
> >>
> >>   "The body of the message begins, "Hi! How are you?" and then says
> >>something like: "I send you this file in order to have your advice," or "I
> >>hope you can help me with this file that I send," and ends with, "See you
> >>later. Thanks." "
> >>
> >>          Well, wouldn't you know, in my e-mail was a message from the
> >>person that my friend had warned me about.  The message did indeed say what
> >>the local news station had said it would.  What bothers me, and why I am
> >>sending this message, is that the attachment that I received was titled
> >>Heritage Trust information address - or something like that.
> >>
> >>The Sender was, reputedly, one Jeremiah P. Randolph,
> >>using the address of                   kcmgb@kc.rr.com
> >>
> >>          I don't know if there is a lister with this name, or address, but
> >>it might be wise to check your own mail.  I didn't open the attachment, and
> >>have completely deleted it from my system.
> >>
> >>          Sorry if you think I'm wasting bandwidth, but I thought you 
> should
> >>all know about it, especially with the MG connection and the Heritage 
> Trust.



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