To: Seafood HACCP Mailing List Subscribers
Fr: Pamela Tom, Listserv Owner
If you opened the file attachment from the original "RE: " message, this
McAfee site gives instructions on how to disinfect your computer. The
virus was discovered yesterday on the Internet.
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/default.asp?id=description&virus_k=126795
On Sun, 18 Jul 2004, Pamela Tom wrote:
> To: Seafood HACCP Mailing List Subscribers
> Fr: Pamela Tom, Listserv Owner
>
> Please note, a bogus message using my login identifcation ("szptom") was
> sent from a subscriber's computer today. The person's computer apparently
> has both my e-mail address and is also subscribed to the seafood listserv.
> So that is how the message most likely was sent to this listesrv. I was
> able to identify the subscriber's identity and have temporarily removed
> him from the list.
>
> Here's what the message (minus the viral file attachment which is not
> attached in this message) looks like:
>
> >From pdtom@ucdavis.edu Sun Jul 18 12:38:30 2004
> Date: Sun, 18 Jul 2004 10:10:27 -0800
> From: Szptom <pdtom@ucdavis.edu>
> To: Seafood <seafood@ucdavis.edu>
> Subject: Re:
>
> Screen
>
> [ Part 2, Application/OCTET-STREAM (Name: "Dog.exe") 32KB. ]
> [ Unable to print this part. ]
>
>
> The above situation is the reason why subscribers to this listserv are
> asked to refrain from sending file attachments and to routinely (ie. at
> least weekly) update their antiviral software.
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