On Thu, Dec 23, 1999 at 09:07:20AM -0800, Chuq Von Rospach wrote:
> At 5:22 AM -0500 12/23/99, Tim Pierce wrote:
>
> > If you mean W32.NewApt.Worm, we're getting a lot of it. I suspect
> > that the worm is forging itself automatically.
>
> A huge thanks to Tim.
>
> And here's the poop on this damn virus:
>
> <http://www.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/worm.newapt.html>
>
> So, I guess, the good news is that it does NOT look like an attack on
> my lists. The bad news is, it seems to be something that all lists
> are vulnerable to, and not something that can be dealt with on the
> list site.
It is chiefly an annoyance to us, since we wind up getting hit with
complaints that we're sending people a virus, even though the worm
never even touches our systems. Writing a form letter to explain that
we're not responsible helped us minimize wasted time.
--
Regards,
Tim Pierce
RootsWeb.com lead system admonsterator
and Chief Hacking Officer
