2002-05-26

I also am running Norton anti-virus 2002 and my definitions are also
up-to-date.  a


----- Original Message -----
From: "Bill Potts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "Don Hillger" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Sunday, 2002-05-26 16:41
Subject: [USMA:20230] RE: Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message
notification


> As an afterthought, because many of us on this list have other list
members'
> email addresses in our address book, someone on the list could have a
virus
> that is sending out the messages with the spoofed sender addresses.
>
> As I have Norton AntiVirus 2002 and, as I allow it to constantly update
its
> virus database, I know my computer isn't the source.
>
> As the warning message came from the postmaster at loyola.edu, some of you
> might want to do a "people find" on your address book to see if you have
any
> addresses with the domain name loyola.edu. (In Outlook 2000, the procedure
> is Tools | Address Book | Find People, then enter loyola.edu in the email
> field and click on Find Now.)
>
> I've checked mine and it has no addresses with that domain name.
>
> Bill Potts, CMS
> Roseville, CA
> http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Bill Potts
> > Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 13:27
> > To: U.S. Metric Association
> > Cc: Don Hillger
> > Subject: [USMA:20229] RE: Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message
> > notification
> >
> >
> > 20223 had no virus, nor could it have as it's a plain text message with
no
> > attachments.
> >
> > I've received that same message two or three times -- the first time at
> > least 24 hours before you sent 20223.
> >
> > Someone's been harvesting email addresses, then sending out a
> > virus message
> > using the harvested addresses as spoofed sender addresses.
> > Because more than
> > one of us has received that warning message (which appears to be
genuine),
> > it looks as if the virus propagation program has compromised the
> > security of
> > the University of Colorado list server.
> >
> > Note that I've sent Don Hillger a direct copy of this message to alert
him
> > to the possible problem
> >
> > Bill Potts, CMS
> > Roseville, CA
> > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > > Behalf Of kilopascal
> > > Sent: Sunday, May 26, 2002 10:51
> > > To: U.S. Metric Association
> > > Subject: [USMA:20225] Fw: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message
> > > notification
> > >
> > >
> > > 2002-05-26
> > >
> > > I just received this message!  Did anyone receive USMA:20223
> > with a virus
> > > attached?  Since this was a response to USMA: 20221, that may
> > > also have been
> > > the source.
> > >
> > > My outgoing mail is checked, and no virus was detected.  Please
> > > let me know!
> > >
> > > John
> > >
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "GWAVA" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> > > Sent: Sunday, 2002-05-26 13:50
> > > Subject: [GWAVA:1t3pbgqy] Virus detect message notification
> > >
> > >
> > > > A virus has been detected in a message originating from your e-mail
> > > > address. You may want to contact your system administrator for
> > > > assistance.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Information about the problem message:
> > > >
> > > > FROM: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]".LOYOLA_GWIA.GWINTMAIL
> > > > TO : [No To Addresses]
> > > > CC : [No Cc Addresses]
> > > > BCC: AKS.Evergreen.KNOTT
> > > >
> > > > Subject: [USMA:20223] Re: Global America
> > > >
> > > > Attachment Name:
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > > >
> > >
> >
>

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