[KCDXC] Fwd: NEW VIRUS WARNING: W32.Sobig.E@mm

Fri, 27 Jun 2003 07:59:43 -0500

Bill Kuhn wrote:
>It doesn't hurt to warn people about a particularly nasty new virus
when it does in fact exist.

The corporate security groups for AT&T and IBM take the position of not
forwarding e-mail virus warnings, they don't even send them.

Everyone should keep the anti-virus software on their computer up to
date and not open attachments from unknown sources.  If these two steps
are taken, you've done everything you can and don't need to receive a
"The Sky is Falling" message.

In my original post, I ask people to not respond for several reasons.
 1  This is a DX reflector not a virus reflector.  I'm sure a virus
reflector exists somewhere.
 2  We've seen several messages already when we should not have seen
even one.
 3  Posts to multiple reflectors make extra work for the administrator.

This is my last post on this thread to the reflector. If anyone feels
the need to respond, please send it directly to me.

73 es gd dx
Bob N0UF
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Kuhn - MCSE" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 7:27 AM
Subject: RE: [KCDXC] Fwd: NEW VIRUS WARNING: W32.Sobig.E@mm

The warning message was very similar to many of the hoax messages that
make the rounds via email, but in this case it is correct. The latest
variant of the SOBIG virus has been spreading rapidly over the last
couple of days. It carries it's payload in a compressed in a .ZIP
attachment which is very unusual.

Network Associates (the company that makes McAfee Antivirus) details it
here..

http://vil.nai.com/vil/content/v_100429.htm

It doesn't hurt to warn people about a particularly nasty new virus when
it does in fact exist.

...................................................

Bill Kuhn - MCSE, MCP+I
[email protected]

The Kuhn Group, Inc.
http://www.kuhngroup.com
A Microsoft Certified Partner

...................................................

-----Original Message-----
From: Mike ZooLoo [mailto:[email protected]]
Sent: Friday, June 27, 2003 1:48 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [KCDXC] Fwd: NEW VIRUS WARNING: W32.Sobig.E@mm

--- Bob  N0UF <[email protected]> wrote:
> The first anti virus rule is,  NEVER forward virus
> warning messages to
> everyone you know

Normally, I don't do that.  (It wasn't to everyone I
know)

However, I got the warning from a computer geek data
guru at a big firm in KC.  Since I happen to be on
someone's address book there, I thought I would pass
on the warning.

Note taken.  I won't make the same mistake twice.

Sorry for the intrusion.

MZ

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