Thanks to Leonardo for tipping me off to the nameless virus I seem to have
inadvertently spread. I've just spent 3 hours deleting 3300 infected files
from my computer with the latest update from McAfee VirusScan. Nearly all
had a .jpg.vbs extension, but they were scattered through countless folders.
I've never had such a nasty virus. As near as I can tell, the only people
who received it from me were Scott Claus, Leonardo, and Jim Gorman. But
there may be others. I cannot guarantee it didn't go out on the USMA list. I
don't know how I got this virus, since I never open unsolicited attachments,
or attachments from unknown people, or any suspicious graphics. I never
attach unsolicited items to e-mails, and I strongly agree that that should
be a firm rule on this list.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Bill Potts
> 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
> >
> >
>
>
