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----- Original Message -----
From: J. Free
Sent: Thursday, June 26, 2003 11:44 AM
Subject: Re: virus-infected Mpls-list digest (Vol 1
#1578) Hi - this is off-topic, and I don't want to scare anyone, and
this is absolutely NOT spam, but I was alerted by my ISP
just a few minutes ago that they had quarantined an e-mail transmission
(Mpls-list digest #1578), which was infected by W32/Bugbear.b.dam virus.
Chances are good that no one on this list sent out the virus, as this virus
springboards itself to various hard drives via whatever information it finds in
your address book. However, since it attached itself to the mpls-list
somewhere along the way, it provides us with an opportunity to make sure that
everyone has a current anti-virus program in effect. What this virus does,
is randomly select a few e-mail addresses from your address book, and forward
the infected e-mail to that address. It will also select another e-mail
address from your address book, and use this to identify itself. Meaning,
that the person you receive the virus from is not the guilty party, but just a
randomly selected identity, who is just as likely to be at risk. If you
already have an anti-virus program in effect, you might want to check and make
sure it's updated. A quick search engine query will provide various links
to pages which can help make sure your hard drive is safe, as well as those you
send e-mail to. Thanks, and back to your regularly scheduled
transmissions!
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