Klarinet Archive - Posting 000132.txt from 2002/09

From: "Screecher" <screecher@-----.au>
Subj: Re: [kl] anyone else get this email? VIRUS WARNING
Date: Wed, 11 Sep 2002 03:25:42 -0400

I got it too, and I only use this email address for this list. Generally, on
my other email address, we receive an average of two klez viruses a day, and
maybe a couple of others thrown in for good measure.

Tanya

----- Original Message -----
From: "Ian Black" <clarinet1@-----.uk>
Subject: [kl] anyone else get this email? VIRUS WARNING

> Hi all,
>
> I got an email into the address I (almost) exclusively use for this
mailing
> list "from" someone@-----.com (although a quick look at the headers
> reveals anything but a Microsoft machine as the source). The chances are
> that others on this list may have received it too.
>
> The email was entitled "A IE 6.0 patch" and the script file attached is a
> virus. It's the Klez virus and will be picked up by any recently updated
> virus detection program. In case you are daft enough not to be running
> up-to-date virus checking software - DO NOT RUN THE ATTACHED FILE. Oh, and
> get some up-to-date virus protection.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ian
>
>
>
>
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