Etzion Bar-Noy
Tue, 18 Sep 2001 16:07:40 -0700
Since most of us use Windows as well. FYI: > and you know me. I do not send such things unless I've checked that they > are true and valid: > http:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > God help us all. Nasty looking virus... > > Ez. > ----------------------------------------------------------------------- > "On the side of the software box, in the 'System Requirements' section, > it said 'Requires Windows 95 or better'. So I installed Linux." > > -Anonymous > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2001 23:56:57 +0300 > From: Amir Plivatsky <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: help, sys > Subject: A message that I have put in the motd > > *** URGENT! IMPORTANT FOR EVERYONE! 18-Sep-01 > A new very dangerous virus/worm started today in the Internet. It is > maybe the most "strong" virus/worm known up to date. If you get it by > email, even clicking on the subject line, or trying to erase it, will > activate it! Visiting a Web page infected by it will activate it too! > When activated, it sends itself to the users in the victim's address > book, and start a scan to infect Web sites. > > For more info, see: > http://www.wired.com/news/technology/0,1282,46944,00.html > > What to do: > 1. If you use explorer or Outlook, *Immediately* disable active > scripting as follows: Choose Tools/Options/Security and then > "Disable Active Scripting". > 2. Call your friends (or, if not possible, send them email) and ask > them to do the same. > 3. Install an up-to-date AntiVirus program with the latest updates > and update it as frequent as possible. > 4. Inspect our system messages for more info (will be released > when available). > > One result (among others) of this new virus/worm is to very > noticeable slow down the Internet. This effect started today at > about 16:30, and is expected to dramatically increase. These are bad > days for the Internet. > -------------------------------------------------------------------------- Haifa Linux Club Mailing List (http://linuxclub.il.eu.org) To unsub send an empty message to [EMAIL PROTECTED]