Here's some more info on the virus I think you mean Chris. Bev
----- Original Message ----- From: "Beverley Hood" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:05 AM Subject: FW: FROM COMPUTING SERVICES - Virus Alert > > Subject: FROM COMPUTING SERVICES - Virus Alert > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Robert Wilson > > Sent: 27 January 2004 08:40 > > To: Staff; Student Mailing List > > A new computer virus is currently being spread around the internet. > > > > The message body may read: "The message cannot be represented in 7-bit > > ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment." > > > > Other variations of the message body may be "The message contains Unicode > > characters and has been sent as a binary attachment," or "Mail transaction > > failed. Partial message is available." > > > > In any case, the message urges recipients to open the attached file, which > > is really a zip file that includes a malicious virus. > > > > The name of the attached file is randomized, but often arrives as > > body.zip, document.zip, message.zip, readme.zip or text.zip. The subject > > line of the infected e-mail may include an innocuous phrase like "Hello" > > or "Server Report," though often it is simply left blank. Other possible > > subject lines, include "hi," "Mail Delivery System," "Mail Transaction > > Failed," "Status," and "Error." > > > > The attachment may be named document, readme, doc, text, file, data, test, > > message, or body, and it may arrive as one of several types of > > attachments: pif, scr, exe, cmd, or bat. > > > > PLEASE DO NOT OPEN THE ATTACHMENT - PLEASE DELETE THIS E-MAIL. > > ------------------------------------------------- a m b i t : networking media arts in scotland post: [EMAIL PROTECTED] archive: http://www.mediascot.org/ambit info: send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] and write "info ambit" in the message body -------------------------------------------------
