Re: [CTRL] aol e-mail virus

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On Sat, 3 Feb 2001 14:13:21 EST, Smart News <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, which said:

> The e-mail comes with an attachment MINE.ZIP Activating this worm requires
> that you first open the e-mail, and then either use AOL's automatic unzip
> feature, or another utility to extract the zip file. MINE.ZIP unzips into two
> files: MINE.EXE and README.TXT. README.TXT is not significant, but can be
> used to identify the presence of the virus, as it contains the message, "Did
> you like it? Write Back ok?=Þ"

Heh... My aunt was hit by that one.  I told them what it was and it took my
dad forever to talk his sister into cleaning her system and changing her
password.

My sister ran a virus once on her computer and started getting phone calls at
all hours of the night.  This virus can be used for more purposes than just
pranks.  This guy logged in to my sister's account and got her address, phone
number and everything, then said he was going to be in the area, and said he
was going to stop by the house since he had her address.  Some people are just
plain sick.

Damaeus

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Re: [CTRL] aol e-mail virus

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Dear List,

Info on the virus is below.

Sincerely, Neil

from http://www.zdnet.com/zdhelp/stories/main/0,5594,2449644,00.html

an AOL-specific Trojan Horse worm has returned; it operates as an Internet
worm, stealing user passwords and it will forward "buddy-list" addresses to
the virus' author. Identified early in 2000, APSTrojan.qa has been upgraded
to a medium risk by one anti-virus software company based on incident reports
from its customers.

What it does

This worm comes as an AOL e-mail with as subject line, "hey you," and a
message which reads:

hey i finally got my pics scanned..theres like 5 or 6 of them..so just
download it and unzip it..and for you people who dont know how to then scroll
down..tell me what you think of my pics ok? if you dont know how to unzip
then follow these steps When you sign off, AOL will automatically unzip the
file, unless you have turned this feature off in your download preferences.
If you want to do it manually then On the My Files menu on the AOL toolbar,
click Download Manager. In the Download Manager window, click Show Files
Downloaded. Select my file and click Decompress
The e-mail comes with an attachment MINE.ZIP Activating this worm requires
that you first open the e-mail, and then either use AOL's automatic unzip
feature, or another utility to extract the zip file. MINE.ZIP unzips into two
files: MINE.EXE and README.TXT. README.TXT is not significant, but can be
used to identify the presence of the virus, as it contains the message, "Did
you like it? Write Back ok?=Þ"

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CTRL is a discussion & informational exchange list. Proselytizing propagandic
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directions and outright frauds—is used politically by different groups with
major and minor effects spread throughout the spectrum of time and thought.
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