Shawn Tayler wrote:
>
> On Tue, 24 Jul 2001 06:00:32 -0400 (EDT), Stew Benedict wrote:
>
> >Luckily perhaps, pine doesn't even want to extract the attachment to save
> >it ;^) The return address was the same each time, but the attachment
> >differed:
> >
> >2000-04.doc.com
> >2000-04.doc.lnk
>
> The subject line and attachment names are randomized, some what, by the
> bug, before sending. Also the pley to address is probably not any
> good, one or more characters are usually altered so the victim doesn't
> find out about the infect as quickly. Nasty business. Spent 4 hours
> doing battle with Magistra at a clients office yesterday. Got 5
> machines before we stopped it. Fotunately, the nast payloads don't
> deploy quickly on that bug. Seems McAfees AV software isn't real good
> at catching the damned things while downloading. It only caught it
> after the requisite 20 files, 21 with the original file, was attempted
> to be accessed on the reboot, sets itself up in Win.ini with a run
> command. Didn't save one for the zoo, so I'm looking for Sircam if it
> shows up....
>
> stayler
If you want a copy, let me know. I received _two_ of the pesky damned
thing
this morning here at work. No problem; this is a Sun UltraSparc
workstation,
not some MS monstrosity.
rickf
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