Guest guest Posted April 18, 2001 Report Share Posted April 18, 2001 In the past few minutes I have received additional information indicating that the attachment " Secrets " was trying to send may be a virus that affects Windows-based machines, and that it may have succeeded in getting through. Apparently the attachment is called " SETUP.pif. " According to the Virus Encyclopedia, SETUP.pif is a worm called " Win32.Badtrans.13312. " For more information, see: http://ca.com/virusinfo/encyclopedia/descriptions/badtrans13312.htm As always, do not try to open or execute an attachment that comes through the list. Since the list is supposed to strip out attachments, any attachment that survives is by definition highly suspect. This is the second time in the past week or two that a virus has breached 's attachment-stripping protocol. Obviously the hackers are getting smarter. Be careful out there! =========================================================== Dan Kennedy Internet services coordinator Little People of America, Inc. http://www.lpaonline.org Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 18, 2001 Report Share Posted April 18, 2001 On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Dan Kennedy wrote: > In the past few minutes I have received additional information > indicating that the attachment " Secrets " was trying to send may be a > virus that affects Windows-based machines, and that it may have > succeeded in getting through. Apparently the attachment is called > " SETUP.pif. " According to the Virus Encyclopedia, SETUP.pif is a worm > called " Win32.Badtrans.13312. " I think I have good news and bad news: GOOD: I think the attachment WAS successfully stripped out of all messages coming through dwarfismgroups (DOT) None of the messages I received from Secrets48@... by way of the list had an attachment (they SAID please look " to " the attachment, but there was no attachment). BAD: If you received a private message DIRECTLY from Debbie that looks like the one the virus program sent to the list, you probably DID get the attachment. If you opened it, you are infected. This attachment goes by several names, not just SETUP.PIF. I received it as CARD.PIF. Additional bad news... I have McAfee VirusScan, with the latest virus definition updates, and it still did not tell me that CARD.PIF was a Virus/Worm. I have posted a message to McAfee asking them why not. - Dave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2001 Report Share Posted April 19, 2001 Just a question, but why is debbie sending viruses? And secondly, can her provider be notified so as to stop her transmissions? Willow ---------- > From: Bradford <dbradfor@...> > Dan Kennedy <DKENNEDY@...> > Cc: dwarfism ; secrets48@... > Subject: Re: Possible virus alert > Date: Wednesday, April 18, 2001 2:11 PM > > On Wed, 18 Apr 2001, Dan Kennedy wrote: > > > In the past few minutes I have received additional information > > indicating that the attachment " Secrets " was trying to send may be a > > virus that affects Windows-based machines, and that it may have > > succeeded in getting through. Apparently the attachment is called > > " SETUP.pif. " According to the Virus Encyclopedia, SETUP.pif is a worm > > called " Win32.Badtrans.13312. " > > I think I have good news and bad news: > > GOOD: I think the attachment WAS successfully stripped out of all messages > coming through dwarfismgroups (DOT) None of the messages I received > from Secrets48@... by way of the list had an attachment (they > SAID please look " to " the attachment, but there was no attachment). > > BAD: If you received a private message DIRECTLY from Debbie that looks > like the one the virus program sent to the list, you probably DID > get the attachment. If you opened it, you are infected. This > attachment goes by several names, not just SETUP.PIF. I received it > as CARD.PIF. > > Additional bad news... I have McAfee VirusScan, with the latest virus > definition updates, and it still did not tell me that CARD.PIF was a > Virus/Worm. I have posted a message to McAfee asking them why not. > > - Dave > > > > Looking to unsubscribe? Don't e-mail the list! Just send a blank e-mail to dwarfism-unsubscribe > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 10, 2001 Report Share Posted August 10, 2001 Thank you for this message. Does sound strange, don't it? In a message dated 08/10/2001 10:35:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bedsoleboyd2@... writes: << Everyone, A Donna Hunter has been sending me e-mail that is not personalized to me with attachments and states she wants my advice on whatever is in the attachments (she gives no information about the subject matter, just for me to look at these attachments and give me advice). I am deleting them due to virus issues and if Donna Hunter is in the E-group I apologize, but I am not opening ANY attachments from someone I do not know, who does not use my name, and who is so cryptic in their request to me. Those private E-Mail are being deleted unopened. If she is in the group, she needs to state her purpose, address me by name, and not ask me to review attachments. She can write out a summary of whatever it is in the posting. Just giving people a heads up about this in case this is someone trying to " worm " themselves a virus into my computer. Any computer literate people out there have any thoughts on this kind of e-mail being received? >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2001 Report Share Posted August 11, 2001 I have been getting the same type of messages but from 4 different people who I don't know. Each message is identical saying they are attaching something that they want my opinion on. Luckily, I have a virus protection program that has alerted me to each of them and has warned me that each DID IN FACT CONTAIN A VIRUS. You are doing the right thing. Do not open the messages and DO NOT download the attachments. Janice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2001 Report Share Posted August 11, 2001 This is one of the latest viruses running around. It has been popping up for the last two weeks. Keath Re: possible virus alert Thank you for this message. Does sound strange, don't it? In a message dated 08/10/2001 10:35:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bedsoleboyd2@... writes: << Everyone, A Donna Hunter has been sending me e-mail that is not personalized to me with attachments and states she wants my advice on whatever is in the attachments (she gives no information about the subject matter, just for me to look at these attachments and give me advice). I am deleting them due to virus issues and if Donna Hunter is in the E-group I apologize, but I am not opening ANY attachments from someone I do not know, who does not use my name, and who is so cryptic in their request to me. Those private E-Mail are being deleted unopened. If she is in the group, she needs to state her purpose, address me by name, and not ask me to review attachments. She can write out a summary of whatever it is in the posting. Just giving people a heads up about this in case this is someone trying to " worm " themselves a virus into my computer. Any computer literate people out there have any thoughts on this kind of e-mail being received? >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 11, 2001 Report Share Posted August 11, 2001 Everyone, A Donna Hunter has been sending me e-mail that is not personalized to me with attachments and states she wants my advice on whatever is in the attachments (she gives no information about the subject matter, just for me to look at these attachments and give me advice). I am deleting them due to virus issues and if Donna Hunter is in the E-group I apologize, but I am not opening ANY attachments from someone I do not know, who does not use my name, and who is so cryptic in their request to me. Those private E-Mail are being deleted unopened. If she is in the group, she needs to state her purpose, address me by name, and not ask me to review attachments. She can write out a summary of whatever it is in the posting. Just giving people a heads up about this in case this is someone trying to " worm " themselves a virus into my computer. Any computer literate people out there have any thoughts on this kind of e-mail being received? > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 12, 2001 Report Share Posted August 12, 2001 It is advised by AOL and other services to not open any e-mail and especially to not download any attachments when you do not know the person sending it. That is how viruses are obtain. Smart move. Debra Washburn, RN Tulsa, Ok 03/14/01 with Dr. R. 320/200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2001 Report Share Posted August 13, 2001 It's a virus for sure. I've gotten similar emails. Steve Re: possible virus alert Thank you for this message. Does sound strange, don't it? In a message dated 08/10/2001 10:35:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, bedsoleboyd2@... writes: << Everyone, A Donna Hunter has been sending me e-mail that is not personalized to me with attachments and states she wants my advice on whatever is in the attachments (she gives no information about the subject matter, just for me to look at these attachments and give me advice). I am deleting them due to virus issues and if Donna Hunter is in the E-group I apologize, but I am not opening ANY attachments from someone I do not know, who does not use my name, and who is so cryptic in their request to me. Those private E-Mail are being deleted unopened. If she is in the group, she needs to state her purpose, address me by name, and not ask me to review attachments. She can write out a summary of whatever it is in the posting. Just giving people a heads up about this in case this is someone trying to " worm " themselves a virus into my computer. Any computer literate people out there have any thoughts on this kind of e-mail being received? >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2001 Report Share Posted August 13, 2001 Thanks Janice, With all the new viruses out there I do not trust my protection to be able to detect all of them. So I just delete the e-mails that are from people i do not know and trust. Sometimes I won't even open those if I am not expecting to get a file. I am glad I broadcasted this on the E-group, I was shut down for months recently due to a virus I am not sure when or how I got. Thanks for letting me know I am not the only one getting these e-mails. ________________________________________________________________ GET INTERNET ACCESS FROM JUNO! Juno offers FREE or PREMIUM Internet access for less! Join Juno today! For your FREE software, visit: http://dl.www.juno.com/get/tagj. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 13, 2001 Report Share Posted August 13, 2001 I think you will find they did not say " Do not open email " but rather said " Do not open attachments " . No virus is spread by reading your email. If it was, you could not open any email, even this list because viruses these days are spread to you by friends because most viruses these days read your address book and send the virus to people listed in it.~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~``` Keath L Marx, DVM Blacksburg, VA USA drkeath@... 334/232/165 12/6/00 Re: possible virus alert It is advised by AOL and other services to not open any e-mail and especially to not download any attachments when you do not know the person sending it. That is how viruses are obtain. Smart move. Debra Washburn, RN Tulsa, Ok 03/14/01 with Dr. R. 320/200 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted August 14, 2001 Report Share Posted August 14, 2001 well, I foiled that sneak for sure!!! No viruses for this girl, I got one 'puter and it will stay intact until I can afford another!!! I already was " infected " by a worm someone sent me a while back, I had to clean my hard drive and start all over!!! On Mon, 13 Aug 2001 07:55:33 -0400 " Parsons, " <steven.parsons@...> writes: > It's a virus for sure. I've gotten similar emails. > > Steve > > Re: possible virus alert > > > Thank you for this message. Does sound strange, don't it? > > In a message dated 08/10/2001 10:35:43 PM Pacific Daylight Time, > bedsoleboyd2@... writes: > > << Everyone, > A Donna Hunter has been sending me e-mail that is not personalized > to me > with attachments and states she wants my advice on whatever is in > the > attachments (she gives no information about the subject matter, > just for > me to look at these attachments and give me advice). I am deleting > them > due to virus issues and if Donna Hunter is in the E-group I > apologize, > but I am not opening ANY attachments from someone I do not know, > who does > not use my name, and who is so cryptic in their request to me. > Those > private E-Mail are being deleted unopened. If she is in the group, > she > needs to state her purpose, address me by name, and not ask me to > review > attachments. She can write out a summary of whatever it is in the > posting. > > Just giving people a heads up about this in case this is someone > trying > to " worm " themselves a virus into my computer. Any computer > literate > people out there have any thoughts on this kind of e-mail being > received? > >> > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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