Heads-up, everybody. I received a very strange piece of email today. It
was entitled "Internet Security Update" and claimed to be from "Microsoft
Corporation Security Center". It seems to have taken a path from pfuckie
(whoever or whatever that is) to mailhost.mil.ameritech.net to one of my
internet providers. It contained an attachment named q216309.exe. I
figured I would save it to some file then scan it with a virus scanner. My
resident virus shield (AVG) immediately quarantined it, saying that it
contained a virus named I-Worm/Gibe.A.
The text of the message contained what appeared to be perfectly normal
techno-babble about the IE and Outlook Express bugs that it fixed, and it
gave a reference to an update supposedly listed on Microsoft's website. I
checked their website; the page is there but the supposed date (7 Mar 2002)
is not one of the listed updates. (You'd think that the Microsoft website
would be up-to-date, no?)
So it would appear that a new do-it-yourself virus is making the rounds. I
don't know it if came from any of you. (Some of you routinely send me email
off the list as a duplicate of list email.) But you might want to check
your machines. And don't install any updates that come unsolicited!
Just 2 pence from anothter listmember...
--
Jim Muller
jimmuller@pop.rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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