[MWForum]do NOT open the "special new web site" attachment

[Michael Gizzi]

Hmmm.. I didn't get that.  Did it go to everyone?  


> -----Original Message-----
> From: mwforum-admin@lists.mathcats.com [mailto:mwforum-
> admin@lists.mathcats.com] On Behalf Of Wendy Petti
> Sent: Monday, March 10, 2003 8:13 AM
> To: MWForum@lists.mathcats.com
> Subject: [MWForum]do NOT open the "special new web site" attachment
> 
> Hi Folks,
> 
> Do NOT open or read the "special new web site" message or attachment
> which came to MWForum this morning.  Just delete it.  A virus is
> attached.  It pretends to be "ini.bat" but it is really the
> W32.Klez.H@mm virus.  That virus always picks a random fake return
> address from addresses found on the computer of the sender.  In this
> case it randomly picked my e-mail address from someone's computer.  I
> assure you I did not send it and my computer is not infected.  But it
> appears that the computer of *someone* on this list is infected, for
the
> virus attachment message was sent to a random address found on that
> computer - and that address happened to be our MWForum.  The message
got
> through because the virus happened to pick a return address from a
> member of the group (me).  If it had picked a non-member's address
from
> that user's computer, then the message would have been intercepted and
> not posted since it would have come from a non-member.
> 
> I do hope that all of you have good anti-virus protection; it's
> critical.  I am well-protected, thank goodness, for my e-mail accounts
> intercept at least a dozen virus attachments every day.  (My e-mail
> address is included in the cache of Temporary Internet Files on the
> computer of everyone who visits my site, so I really get bombarded
with
> virus attachments.)  Most of them are the rampant W32.Klez.H@mm virus.
> If you do NOT have anti-virus protection, then please visit one of the
> antivirus sites to learn how to check your computer for this virus and
> eliminate it, and how to protect your computer from re-infection in
the
> future.  Such sites would include:
> 
> http://www.symantec.com
> http://www.mcafee.com
> 
> Some viruses can be activated simply by previewing a message without
> even opening the virus attachment itself, so if you do not have
> antivirus protection, there is a chance your computer got infected
this
> morning if you opened the message even if you ignored the attachment.
> Please take precautions to make sure your computer is virus-free.
> 
> So sorry for the annoyance, but I do assure you that in spite of
> appearances (the fake return address) the virus message was not sent
> from my computer!
> 
> Wendy Petti
> MWForum moderator
> 
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