Re: Speaking of the Snow White Virus

From: Andy Levy (andylevy@bigfoot.com)
Date: Thu Jan 18 2001 - 06:37:38 EST


Only been running Linux for 2 years. But the fact that I've never
recieved any of them, even though I'm immune, is odd...you'd think that
*someone* I have email contact with would have passed it on by now.

Wes Weems wrote:
>
> perhaps because you run freebsd like myself?
>
> wes
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Andy Levy" <andylevy@bigfoot.com>
> To: <dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net>
> Sent: Wednesday, January 17, 2001 8.30 P
> Subject: Re: DML: Speaking of the Snow White Virus
>
> > Why is it that I have never once received ANY of the email viruses that
> > have gone around in the last, oh, 6 years?
> >
> > Thumper wrote:
> > >
> > > I too received the Snow White Virus....3 Times!!! Luckily McAfee caught
> > > them.
> > >
> > > It did not, however, catch one called creative.exe which disguises
> itself as
> > > a Shockwave Media file. It messed with alot of files!
> > >
> > > According to McAfee it is an e-mail based worm that forwards itself to
> > > everyone on your e-mail list but I was trying out a new mail program and
> did
> > > not have anyone in the address book! WHEW, Im thankfull for that! I
> wont
> > > be opening up any .exe's no matter who they are from!
> > >
> > > Following is the alert per McAfee Dispatch:
> > >
> > > W32/ProLin@MM is an Internet worm that spreads via email. McAfee AVERT
> has
> > > given it a risk assessment of MEDIUM TO HIGH-RISK. The email comes with
> an
> > > attachment named CREATIVE.EXE, which carries the icon of a Shockwave
> Media
> > > Player application.
> > > You may receive the email in this format:
> > >
> > > Subject = A great Shockwave flash movie
> > > Body = Check out this new flash movie that I downloaded just now ...
> It's
> > > Great
> > > Bye
> > > Attachment = creative.exe
> > > If you run CREATIVE.EXE, it finds and alters all .JPG and .ZIP files on
> your
> > > system and forwards a copy of itself to everyone in your email address
> book.
> > > Please do not run the attachment.
> > >
> > > Bill Boggs
> > > thumper72@lvcm.com
> > > http://www.lvcm.com/thumper/white_lightning.html
> > > "White Lightning"
> > > 2001 CC 2WD Sport+ 4.7 Auto
> >
> > --
> > -andy
> >
> > http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/ --- andylevy@bigfoot.com
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> > modesty, n.:
> > Being comfortable that others will discover your greatness
> > -------------------------------------------------------------
> >

-- 
-andy

http://home.twcny.rr.com/andylevy/ --- andylevy@bigfoot.com ------------------------------------------------------------- modesty, n.: Being comfortable that others will discover your greatness -------------------------------------------------------------



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