Morning All, I talked with Ivan Koutyrev on the phone this morning and he was aware he was spreading a virus. He has corrected the problem.
John At 10:51 AM 2/12/02 -0500, Tom wrote: >I got the same thing last night. I had to delete cuz I know the real Ivan >wouldn�t do it to us. The attachment says Doc.doc.pif and there is nothing >written in the text box > >Tom > > > > > All, > > > > In the last couple of days I've received two e-mails from unknown persons. > > > > The latest was from someone named "Ivan Koutyrev" (I know we have an "Ivan" > > in meteoritics these days, but I don't know his last name). Its subject > > line was "Re: Apollo 'Lunar' Sample." It contained no text message but > > carried an attachment with a .pif suffix. When I replied to the sender, > > the message bounced. > > > > I wouldn't have brought this up, but yesterday I got another very similar > > message. I deleted it so I can't remember the sender's name, but it was > > not "Ivan." It also contained no text, just a .pif attachment. When I > > replied to it, it also bounced. The subject line indicated that it was a > > response to my recent list posting about the Willamette meteorite. > > > > I am not foolish enough to open attachments sent by complete strangers, so > > I don't know what these .pif files were. That they were sent from > > fictitious e-mail accounts has me concerned. Two of these in as many days > > is odd. Both coming with meteorite-related subject lines is very odd. I > > suspect Trojan Horses. Can .pif attachments cause damage to a computer > > when opened? > > > > Is anyone else on the list experiencing this problem? If so, we might have > > a list-wide issue. If not, then I might have become a target for some > > reason. > > > > Any ideas? > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Bob Martino Can you really name a star? > > http://home.columbus.rr.com/starfaq/ > > "I look up to the heavens > > but night has clouded over > > no spark of constellation > > no Vela no Orion." -Enya > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________ > > Meteorite-list mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list > > >______________________________________________ >Meteorite-list mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list John Gwilliam Meteorites PO Box 26854 Tempe AZ 85285 http://www.meteoriteimpact.com ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list
