Hey Andy,
In the past 6 years I've never received any viruses until this Snow White
thing. I guess you've been lucky :-)
TTYL,
Norah
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Andy Levy
> Sent: Thursday, January 18, 2001 6:38 AM
> To: dakota-truck-moderator@bent.twistedbits.net
> Subject: Re: DML: Speaking of the Snow White Virus
>
>
> 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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