Re: [dvd-discuss] Possible worm

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BTW - DOn't forget to clean out today's DVD-Discuss digest. 
It's got the MIME encoded version of it. Looks as if it was mascarading as a 
wav or jpg file.




On 10 May 2002 at 22:30, Jack Oskay wrote:

Date sent:      	Fri, 10 May 2002 22:30:39 -0700
To:             	dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu
From:           	Jack Oskay <joskay@ix.netcom.com>
Subject:        	[dvd-discuss] Possible worm
Send reply to:  	dvd-discuss@eon.law.harvard.edu

> Norton Anti Virus is reporting it as a virus after a scan.
> Type: W32.Klez.gen@mm
> Info on it
> http://www.sarc.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.trilisa.b@mm.html
> Jack
> At 12:25 AM 5/11/2002 -0400, you wrote:
> 
> >I suspect that its one of the worms going around... I run PINE, so I can't
> >confirm this.
> >
> >Anyways.. If you run outlook, you should immediately update your antivirus
> >software and scan. (This may be one of the worms that can infect even without
> >opening an attachment. Just receiving it may be enough to infect.)
> >
> >Actually, you should do that on general principals.. (Or preferably,
> >install your favorite UNIX.)
> >
> >Also, Brian may not be responsible. Some of them look in the address book
> >and pick two names, one is used as a spoofed sender name, the other
> >becomes the recipient.... So it could be *ANYONE*.
> >
> >Scott
> 
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