The puter guys identified it as virus "VBS Plan B"
SC
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> Behalf Of Scott Clauss
> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 3:49 PM
> To: U.S. Metric Association
> Subject: [USMA:8903] RE: Dennis's virus
> Importance: High
>
>
> I received something from Dennis Brownridge as well. I opened it, but not
> the attachment because it looked suspicious. It appears to have come
> straight from DB not the USMA.
>
> The subject line was WONELI (as in Whoa Nelli?)
>
> The message was "POWERIAOVO"
>
> I'll have my puter nerds look at it. I'm running Windows NT-so far I
> haven't had anything blow up.
>
> Scott C
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > Behalf Of Bill Potts
> > Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 12:13 PM
> > To: U.S. Metric Association
> > Subject: [USMA:8900] RE: Dennis's virus
> >
> >
> > Leonardo:
> >
> > Please confirm for us that the message was sent only to you and
> > not via the
> > USMA list server.
> >
> > Thanks in anticipation.
> >
> > I have, by the way, checked all my VBS files -- all short names. <g>
> >
> > Bill Potts, CMS
> > http://metric1.org [SI Navigator]
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
> > > Behalf Of Leonardo Boselli
> > > Sent: October 31, 2000 11:54
> > > To: U.S. Metric Association
> > > Subject: [USMA:8899] Dennis'es virus
> > >
> > >
> > > I have received about thirty minutes ago a message from Dennis
> > > Brownridge containing a virus.
> > > This virus have erased me some jpg files ans reinstalled itself (the
> > > thirty minutes delay was for hand cleaning).
> > > Be wary (the virus apper as an GIF or JPG file, with a long name,
> > > long enought to mask the real vbs extension.
> > > It attacks only win98 , ME and 2000.
> > >
> > > Leonardo Boselli
> > > nucleo informatico e telematico
> > > Dipartimento Ingegneria Civile
> > > Universita` di Firenze
> > > V. S. Marta 3 - I-50139 Firenze
> > > tel +39()0554796431 fax +39()055495333
> > > http://www.dicea.unifi.it/~leo
> > >
> > >
> >
>
