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Re: Further to virus alert- More about the 'badtrans' virus (apologies if considered OT)




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I don't think it is OT at all. We on the network are all vulnerable and 
should be increasingly aware of the many ill-minded people out there. Also 
be aware that such people are not only coming up with more sophisticated 
programs, but also naming their products in a more deceptive way. I'd be 
aware of attachments with names like 'Organic_code.xxx', 
'Unity-village.xxx', or 'Vegan_now.xxx'. People might open such files w/o 
giving it much though. My approach is not to open a file that can be sent 
in text form and to double check if the sender intended to send the file 
(many viruses are sent automatically w/o the sender's awareness).
Ralf.


At 11:21 AM 5/20/01 +0100, you wrote:
>I know this may be considered 'off topic', however my system was infected
>via an email that came via a list (Permaculture UK), and my computer
>subsequently tried to further spread this virus to other list members, and I
>
>know was definately successful in infecting at least 3 others, 1 each from
>the 'Vegan uk', 'Kitchen Gardens' and 'Organic L' lists, so there may well
>be people out there who need this informat...


Ralf.
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<font size=3>I don't think it is OT at all. We on the network are all
vulnerable and should be increasingly aware of the many ill-minded people
out there. Also be aware that such people are not only coming up with
more sophisticated programs, but also naming their products in a more
deceptive way. I'd be aware of attachments with names like
'Organic_code.xxx', 'Unity-village.xxx', or 'Vegan_now.xxx'. People might
open such files w/o giving it much though. My approach is not to open a
file that can be sent in text form and to double check if the sender
intended to send the file (many viruses are sent automatically w/o the
sender's awareness).<br>
Ralf.<br><br>
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At 11:21 AM 5/20/01 +0100, you wrote:<br>
<blockquote type=cite class=cite cite>I know this may be considered 'off
topic', however my system was infected<br>
via an email that came via a list (Permaculture UK), and my 
computer<br>
subsequently tried to further spread this virus to other list members,
and I<br><br>
know was definately successful in infecting at least 3 others, 1 each
from<br>
the 'Vegan uk', 'Kitchen Gardens' and 'Organic L' lists, so there may
well<br>
be people out there who need this informat...</font></blockquote><br>
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