On Fri, 5 Mar 1999, Michael Rawls wrote:
Hello All,
There is currently a new virus/worm on the Internet that infects a
users computer by propagating itself across the Internet via email without
the owner of the infected computers' knowledge. Details of the virus/worm
can be found at;
http://www.avertlabs.com/public/datafiles/valerts/vinfo/w32ska.asp
Please also take a look at:
ftp://ftp.rubyriver.com/pub/jhardin/antispam/procmail-security.html
I have added the ability to specify particular executable filenames
(for example, happy99.exe) and to recoverably mangle the attachment
format so that it no longer looks like an attachment.
There's also a list of trojan executable filenames gleaned from
bugtraq and news.admin.net-abuse.email
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John Hardin KA7OHZ
jhardin(_at_)wolfenet(_dot_)com
pgpk -a finger://gonzo.wolfenet.com/jhardin PGP key ID: 0x41EA94F5
PGP key fingerprint: A3 0C 5B C2 EF 0D 2C E5 E9 BF C8 33 A7 A9 CE 76
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