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Virus alert, watch your emails.

Post by digitalfaction » 2003-05-19 20:29

I recieved an email this morning from [email protected]

I naturally treated it as suspicious and did nothing but posted an inital warning in my user group.... this is one of my group members replies

Internet Worm Disguised as E-Mail from Microsoft

Mon May 19, 2003 02:00 PM ET
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A new computer worm that disguises itself as
an e-mail from Microsoft Corp. MSFT.O is spreading, computer security
firms warned on Monday.
The e-mail containing the worm, dubbed Palyh or Mankx, appears to come
from [email protected], but is not from the software company.

When the attachment is opened, the worm copies itself to the Windows
folder, scoops up e-mail addresses from the hard disk and starts sending
itself out, said U.K-based Sophos.

The malicious program can spread itself to other Windows machines on a
local area network, anti-virus vendors said.

It also can secretly install spyware programs on infected computers that
could eavesdrop on the computer user, according to Moscow-based
Kaspersky Labs.

The worm is programmed to expire automatically on May 30, according to
Symantec Corp.

It began spreading on Saturday and has apparently infected computers in
69 countries, according to MessageLabs.

A Microsoft spokesman said the company never sends out unsolicited mass
e-mails with attachments.
She recieved 3 of them. anothe member recieved one copy but have not heard from other members.


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Post by ender » 2003-05-20 02:59

According to my filter log, 14 messages from [email protected] were deleted yesterday...

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Post by TheParanoidOne » 2003-05-20 04:16

I would delete it straight away, anyway, as I would have no reason to be getting emails from Microsoft.

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Post by digitalfaction » 2003-05-21 05:20

I had another Two arrive the same day and another 3 today.
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Post by TheParanoidOne » 2003-05-21 08:24

For those that have received these emails, who have you received them from?

Whoever it is, perhaps you need point them towards some literature to teach them some basic email security concepts!

Maybe then they won't inflict these things on you.
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Post by GargoyleMT » 2003-05-21 22:44

TheParanoidOne wrote:For those that have received these emails, who have you received them from?
Whoever it is, perhaps you need point them towards some literature to teach them some basic email security concepts!
Maybe then they won't inflict these things on you.
If the virus writer(s) have learned anything from previous outbreaks, they will forge a random sender from your outbox or address book, and never give you the infected person's email directly. :) Of course, some ISPs have tracking information (like hashed identd or login information), or simply don't relay unless you have a valid email account issued from that ISP as your sender (header sender, not just envelope sender, I'd hope)..

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Post by MrTenchi » 2003-06-04 15:22

even though i use msn 4 one of my e-mails, i dont open anything from microsoft

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