Hello, All:
I recieved the following two messages warning about a widespread computer
virus (or worm):
>To: CrankMail Mailing List <crankmail-bike@topica.com>
>From: James Guilford <jrguilford@earthlink.net>
>Subject: Virus Warning
>Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 16:21:32 -0700
>Reply-To: crankmail-bike@topica.com
>X-Topica-Loop: 700001795
>Organization: The Clockwork Press
>X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (WinNT; U)
>X-Accept-Language: en
>
>To all CrankMail listers:
>
>There is a computer virus (worm) traveling widely around email lists
>that appears to be a variant of the LoveLetter worm. I have received
>one copy myself and am aware of others who have received it.
>
>So far it has not appeared in any emails from the crankmail-bike list.
>
>Watch your in-box for any email from ANYONE with a file attached
>called "EIDIFICU.JPG.vbs" or for any file name with a name that ends:
>
>------ .JPG.vbs
>------ .GIF.vbs
>
>or the like. These are Visual Basic Scripts ("vbs") and can be
>programmed to do all sorts of nasty things to your computer and its
>files. And send themselves to everyone in your Microsoft Outlook
>address book.
>
>Again, if you receive an email with an attachment similar to the one
>described above, even if you know the sender, DELETE THE EMAIL WITHOUT
>OPENING THE ATTACHMENT!
>
>--
>James Guilford, Editor & Publisher
>The Clockwork Press
>http://www.crankmail.com
>
>
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>Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2000 16:25:11 -0700
>Reply-To: crankmail-bike@topica.com
>X-Topica-Loop: 700001795
>Organization: The Clockwork Press
>X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.75 [en]C-CCK-MCD NSCPCD47 (WinNT; U)
>X-Accept-Language: en
>
>For the technically inclined, follow this link to learn more....
>
>http://www.sophos.com/virusinfo/articles/loveletoverview.html
>
>--
>James Guilford, Editor & Publisher
>The Clockwork Press
>http://www.crankmail.com
>
>
>
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