Ok, folks--help me out here. I got two emails "returned" to me that
#1 I never sent
#2 were returned because they had an email worm.
To wit:
***********************and
A virus (WORM_MIMAIL.R) was detected in the file (data.zip/data.doc
.exe). Action taken = remove
***********-***********The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a
binary attachment.
***********************
The file (file.zip/file.doc
.pif) was infected with the WORM_MIMAIL.R computer virus. The following action
has been taken: remove.
***********-***********The message contains Unicode characters and has been sent as a binary
attachment.The attachment (file.zip) was infected with a virus and has been deleted.
Anybody know a "adam@ergon.com.au" or "bob@hpcl.co.in"? 'Cuz I sure don't...
Posted by Susie at January 27, 2004 06:32 AM | TrackBackThere's a particularly nasty worm running around at the moment.
It's possible that it's sending you this while pretending to be a return.
Or that it bounced when sending itself to these people while pretending to be you.
You'll probably be seeing lots more of these in the next couple of days.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 27, 2004 08:18 AMYes, its a virus. Don't open it, and don't open the attachment.
Read Here
Or just visit news.com
Posted by: Tom at January 27, 2004 06:59 PMI got three yesterday. I fearlessly opened all the attachments. And I am still Virus Free.
MAC OS X rules!
Posted by: Stephen Macklin at January 27, 2004 08:34 PMI opened them all and played with them. OS X rules!!
Posted by: tom at January 27, 2004 10:53 PMCool. I have really got to get my hubby over to Munuviana. I'll say, "Look, honey! Tom and Stephen are Mac men! You'll have company."
I'm on a PC, still. But I run SUSE at home, and browse with Konquerer. Heh heh heh. However, here at work, our email support inbox is filling up with exactly the sort of "bounced" emails Susie mentioned.
It's that g*d*m*f* virus.
Posted by: Linda at January 27, 2004 11:56 PMI have four Macs!
Also three Windows boxes, four Linux boxes, an SGI, a Sun, two Amigas and a couple of dead things that I'm not sure what they are.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 28, 2004 12:14 AMI think you forgot the partridge in a pear tree...
Posted by: Susie at January 28, 2004 05:39 AMI'm running on an old Atari Pong game console rigged up with a TI-99 keyboard, viewed with a 1972 black & white TV perched on the Honeywell Drum drive.
I suppose I should upgrade. I heard color is the big thing nowadays.
Posted by: Ted at January 28, 2004 12:31 PMA drum drive is probably worth something to a collector.
Posted by: Pixy Misa at January 28, 2004 12:51 PMHey, I wish I had that small a problem. Our school network's been super-affected by the bloody virus. I get at least 20 virus-laden emails a day. Gets a bit annoying.
Posted by: Tim the Michigander at February 7, 2004 07:10 AM