Klarinet Archive - Posting 000333.txt from 2001/12

From: "Mark Charette" <charette@-----.org>
Subj: RE: [kl] Strange email
Date: Fri, 14 Dec 2001 17:11:06 -0500

You're luck the attachment wasn't there - that is the most common virus
moving around these days (ask a few folk here on the list about viruses!

The leading underscore is the giveaway - if you remove it and send a message
it'll go to the right person. The virus adds it so that if you try & warn
the person (and it look legit, doesn't it!) they'll never get the message. I
had sent Michele an email letting her know that she was infected a few days
back ... looks like she hasn't repaired the computer yet.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Hobby [mailto:jhobby@-----.net]

>
> I received a sort-of email today that, in some way, had to originate with
> the list.
>
> It was an individual email from Michele deGastyne, subject: Re: [kl]
> Wakefield & Pays, with an attachment ATT00096.txt, which has 0
> bytes (which
> I did not click!). No other message included. It didn't get flagged by
> MacAfee. I tried to reply and the address wasn't recognized:
> _michele.degastyne@-----.)>

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