Actually what happened, was I received this virus from a trusted friend who
just so happens would send an e-mail to me with that sort of "literary"
content to me as a joke. So as it happens it was a perfect trojan because it
slipped under my defenses by being something I would normally expect. My
software doesn't open attachments by default. Thus it was entirely my error.
I am just glad that I didn't have any e-mail lists in my "address book"
In fact to back up your statement, there are exactly 3 virii that infect
UNIX based systems.
Scot
-----Original Message-----
From: Donald E. Eastlake 3rd [mailto:dee3(_at_)torque(_dot_)pothole(_dot_)com]
Sent: Thursday, May 04, 2000 10:48 AM
To: ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org
Subject: Re: VIRUS WARNING
The whole world does not run software which is a good culture medium
for email viruses. I mostly use nice old UNIX software and it would
take a number of extra steps on my part for some embdedded virus to
get a chance to run. If your software automatically executes stuff
in attachments, you need to change your software, not develope a list
of subject lines you are freightened of.
Donald
From: "Scot Mc Pherson" <smcpherson(_at_)clearaccess(_dot_)net>
To: <isp-wireless(_at_)isp-wireless(_dot_)com>, <ietf(_at_)ietf(_dot_)org>
Date: Thu, 4 May 2000 09:27:19 -0400
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The is an e-mail virus going around. The subject of the e-mail is
ILOVEYOU...I suggest you delete it the moment you receive it.
-Scot Mc Pherson, N2UPA
-Sr. Network Analyst
-ClearAccess Communications
-Ph: 941.744.5757 ext. 210
-Fax: 941.744.0629
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