Re: ALERT - Message from "Szptom" is Bogus and likely a virus - ADDENDUM

From: Pamela Tom (pdtom@ucdavis.edu)
Date: Sun Jul 18 2004 - 13:31:16 PDT

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    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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