In this case, I think it's appropriate because the list seems to be sending
copies.
John Sloane, check your computer.
Paul
At 10:47 PM 2/12/01 +0000, you wrote:
>
>Not specifically aimed at you, Acer, but I would reccomend that people do
>not send virus and other such warnings to the mailing list. To a large
>fraction of subscribers, this is irrelevant (pine/unix is ignorant to
>Visual Basic Scripts, as are many other MUA/OS-combinations -
>and I trust that many are running virus-catch'ers of their own). Allowing
>such warnings could, IMHO, sets a dangerous precedent: a next step would
>be what? Notifications that Vendor XXX has released new security-patches
>for some MUA/OS? Vendor XXX has released a new version of some MUA/OS?
>
>And yes, I've seen that happen more than once....
>
>Thanks for listening...
>
>--thomas
>
>
>On Mon, 12 Feb 2001, Acer V wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> /Acer V
>> --
>> dum spiro, spero
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>> Date: Mon, 12 Feb 2001 16:10:32 -0500 (EST)
>> From: CNET Virus Alert Dispatch <Cnet_Virus_Alert@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: siddim01@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>> Subject: Virus Alert: ""Anna"" Virus
>>
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>> February 12, 2001
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>> ***************************************************
>> Virus Alert: "Anna" Virus
>>
>> There's a new virus spamming the world. VBS/SST, also known as
>> the "Anna" virus, has some of the same characteristics as last year's
>> ILOVEYOU worm; namely, it sends itself to others using addresses
>> from your Microsoft Outlook address book. Antivirus software companies
>> are still investigating this new worm. We do know that "Anna" is a mass
>> mailer: once you open the attachment, VBS/SST spawns new messages
>> containing the virus and sends them off to everyone listed in your
>> Microsoft Outlook address book. Consequently, "Anna" has the capacity
>> to overload e-mail servers.
>>
>> This new VBS virus arrives via e-mail with the following information:
>>
>> Subject: Here you have, ;o)
>> Body: Hi: Check This!
>> Attached: AnnaKournikova.jpg.vbs
>>
>> Clicking on the attachment activates the worm. To protect yourself,
>> don't open any suspicious email attachments. Also, make sure you have
>> the latest antivirus definitions running on your system.
>>
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