Subject: Re: some new email virus?
From: Fielder George Dowding (fgdowding@iceworm-enterprises.net)
Date: Thu Feb 06 2003 - 11:23:07 AKST
Alas! Once again I must retract a statement: it appears my e-mail
... should have read: it appears my e-mail account has been affected
by the heavy load imposed by the virulent virus attack and the
Herculean efforts of ACS Technical Support to contain the damage.
fgd.
On Thu, 6 Feb 2003 10:03:44 -0900
Fielder George Dowding <fgdowding@iceworm-enterprises.net> wrote:
>
> Yesterday (roughly within the past twenty-four hours) I have
> received six to eight. They were different, but each contained an
> executable (*.exe) disguised as a sound file. I filed two of them
> and sent a spam report through SpamCop. All messages were received
> via my ACS DSL e-mail account. I sent a message to
> tech.support@acsalaska.net pointing out I was getting these virus
> carrying messages. I asked them to take action to prevent
> distribution of these, especially to me. So, it appears my e-mail
> account has been disabled. fgd.
>
> On 06 Feb 2003 01:46:20 -0900
> Jim Gribbin <jgribbin@alaska.net> wrote:
>
> >
> > I have getting, mixed in with the usual spam, some mail that
> > appears like a bunch of people have an email virus that uses the
> > outlook address book or similar. I had been getting a couple
> > here and there for a couple of days then today at least a dozen.
> >
> > Most of then refer Avril Lavigne (a pop star?) or a MS IIS
> > security patch and always with a '.exe' attachment.
> >
> > Some of these are coming from '@admin.state.ak.us',
> > '@WellsFargo.com', and '@jcpenney.com' in case anyone
> > administering these domains is listening.
> >
> > Examples of the exe files are 'Complicated.exe' and
> > 'IAmWithYou.exe'
> >
> > I'm not particularly worried by these, just curious if anyone
> > knows what accomplishments are being attempted here.
> >
> > Jim Gribbin
> >
> >
> >
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