You got struck with the MATRIX virus!.
download the fix at:
http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w95.mtx.fix.html
HTH.
-rom-
On Fri, 8 Dec 2000, Juan Miguel Cacho wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Subscribers to our family mailing list at e-groups are complaining about
> virus infections and I noticed some messages have no subject, no text, only
> attachments, and they are all the same size. are these files virus?
>
> Any information will be apreciated.
>
> Thank you very much.
>
> ----- Forwarded message from Juan Miguel Cacho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> -----
>
> To: Cacho Family e-group <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> X-Mailer: Mutt-1.2i (Linux-2.2.17 i686)
> Organization: PhilOnline-Bombastar
> From: Juan Miguel Cacho <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Date: Fri, 8 Dec 2000 16:56:25 +0800
> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: [Cacho-Family] I think I found it!!
>
> Family,
>
> While investigating the virus reports I noticed that the following e-mails
> are all the same size, they have no subjects and they contain attachments
> that can only run under Win95/98. I don't know what these attachments are,
> but this could be it.
>
> Sep 26 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( 24K) [Cacho-Family] (unknown)
> [-- Attachment #1: JIMI_HMNDRIX.MP3.pif --]
> [-- Type: application/octet-stream, Encoding: base64, Size: 24K --]
>
> Oct 11 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( 24K) [Cacho-Family] (unknown)
> [-- Attachment #1: ANTI_CIH.EXE --]
> [-- Type: application/octet-stream, Encoding: base64, Size: 24K --]
>
> Oct 21 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( 24K) [Cacho-Family] (unknown)
> [-- Attachment #1: YOU_are_FAT!.TXT.pif --]
> [-- Type: application/octet-stream, Encoding: base64, Size: 24K --]
>
> Nov 06 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( 24K) [Cacho-Family] (unknown)
> [-- Attachment #1: BILL_GATES_PIECE.JPG.pif --]
> [-- Type: application/octet-stream, Encoding: base64, Size: 24K --]
>
> Dec 05 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( 24K) [Cacho-Family] (unknown)
> [-- Attachment #1: BILL_GATES_PIECE.JPG.pif --]
> [-- Type: application/octet-stream, Encoding: base64, Size: 24K --]
>
> Dec 08 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( 24K) [Cacho-Family] (unknown)
> [-- Attachment #1: Geocities_Free_sites.TXT.pif --]
> [-- Type: application/octet-stream, Encoding: base64, Size: 24K --]
>
> Dec 08 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ( 24K) [Cacho-Family] (unknown)
> [-- Attachment #1: Geocities_Free_sites.TXT.pif --]
> [-- Type: application/octet-stream, Encoding: base64, Size: 24K --]
>
>
>
> These e-mails do not contain any messages, just attachments. I request
> everybody to update your virus software and check your computers right away.
>
>
> --
> Juan Miguel Cacho [EMAIL PROTECTED] �
> Philippines [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ...the poor count their blessings, the affluent count their calories.
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> The Cacho Web Page:
> http://www.geocities.com/EnchantedForest/Meadow/9637
> Cacho Family e-group:
> http://www.egroups.com/group/cacho-family/
>
>
>
> ----- End forwarded message -----
>
> --
> Juan Miguel Cacho [EMAIL PROTECTED] �
> Philippines [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> ...the poor count their blessings, the affluent count their calories.
>
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