Re: Strange email-attachment - virus

[themenubar]

Not all .scr files are a virus they can also be one of the following four

.Fax
Program: FAXVIEW

.Screen Saver
Program: MS WINDOWS

.Screen Snapshot (various programs)

.Script

The reason a lot of them can be a virus is that they can be a written script
that someone has written as a virus.

It always come down to the old adage if you do not know the source don't
open the file or just to be safe, as some people do not know that they are
sending you a virus, always check using your virus checker first.

Regards,

[EMAIL PROTECTED]


On 26/8/02 11:45 AM, "Phillip McGree" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

>> Received an email this morning with an attachment NAME.scr
>> 
>> Strange thing is that I can not find the email to which the document
>> was attached in my IN box.
>> 
>> Is this a new virus?
> 
> 
> No, it is not a new virus.
> 
> It is an old virus, that has been around for a bit over a year now.
> 
> Anything that has a:
> .scr
> .bat
> .pif
> 
> suffix is a Klez virus. I get a few of them each week. They only affect
> Windows PCs.
> 
> I've got a couple of hundred of them these days. I used to trash them, but
> these days I keep them. When people are pondering whether to buy a Mac or a
> PC, I show them all the viruses that are floating around, explain that Macs
> aren't affected, and the person ends up buying a Mac.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> Rgds,
> Phil

Re: Strange email-attachment - virus

[Phillip McGree]

>Received an email this morning with an attachment NAME.scr
>
>Strange thing is that I can not find the email to which the document
>was attached in my IN box.
>
>Is this a new virus?


No, it is not a new virus.

It is an old virus, that has been around for a bit over a year now. 

Anything that has a:
.scr
.bat
.pif

suffix is a Klez virus. I get a few of them each week. They only affect Windows 
PCs.

I've got a couple of hundred of them these days. I used to trash them, but 
these days I keep them. When people are pondering whether to buy a Mac or a PC, 
I show them all the viruses that are floating around, explain that Macs aren't 
affected, and the person ends up buying a Mac.




Rgds,
Phil

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Re: Strange email-attachment

[Shay Telfer]

Received an email this morning with an attachment NAME.scr

Strange thing is that I can not find the email to which the document
was attached in my IN box.

Is this a new virus?


No, it's probably an old virus. You can safely ignore it, unless you 
send it to any windows using friends.


Thanks,
Shay
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Re: Strange email-attachment

[Bob Howells]

Use the following to find the meaning of .scr


http://www.extsearch.com/

Bob

Mervyn & Giuliana Bond wrote:

> Received an email this morning with an attachment NAME.scr
>
> Strange thing is that I can not find the email to which the document
> was attached in my IN box.
>
> Is this a new virus?
>
> Merv
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Strange email-attachment

[Mervyn & Giuliana Bond]

Received an email this morning with an attachment NAME.scr

Strange thing is that I can not find the email to which the document 
was attached in my IN box.


Is this a new virus?

Merv
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"Science teaches that we must see in order to believe, but we must 
also believe in order to see."