Actually, the SirCam virus sports its own SMTP application to
send mail, target e-mail addresses may come from a variety of
sources including browser cache. You don't have to be an
Outlook user to spread this. To get infected you must "run" the
attached file.
Stephen
> yeah the virus is spread by MS Outlook users...
>
> someone sends you mail... you click.. Outlook gets corrupted and
> starts emailing people in your contacts your random personal
> documents... Word files, excel, etc...
>
> I have received about 100 messages in one email box alone :)
>
> McAffee and everyone else has issued patches and virus updates for
> it... get some virus software running...
>
> -paris
>
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2001 13:12:24 EDT
> Subject: OT: SirCam virus???
>
> > I've been getting multiple emails for the last couple of days from
> > gr and nl domains. All have a file attached with the same email
> > body. I also read about a new virus making it's rounds ... the
> > Sircam virus. Does anyone have any info on these emails or the
> > SirCam virus?
> >
> > Email body:
> > <<
> > Hi! How are you?
> >
> > I send you this file in order to have your advice
> >
> > See you later. Thanks
> > >>
> >
> > Thanks,
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
>
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