Let me apologize to everyone on the list personally. I am running a brand
new computer at work without much software loaded onto it (ie. Antivirus
software). I opened an email sent to me by another, that instantly sent out
the virus to everyone on my email address book list. Of course it was
completely unintentional. Thank you for your understanding and not coming
down on me for it.
Stan Wada
----- Original Message -----
From: <Fred_Katz@ci.sf.ca.us>
To: Stan Wada <swada@roundhse.com>
Cc: <Datsun-Roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Friday, December 08, 2000 7:31 PM
Subject: Stans email worm
> I agree with Jason, thank goodness for the attachment stripper. Don't feel
> cheated that you didn't get the attachment, and please don't go looking
for
> it! Here's the info that we passed to our staff on the creative virus:
>
> ***
>
> Another worm virus is making its way around.
>
> The W32.Prolin.Worm uses Microsoft Outlook to email a copy of itself to
> everyone in your Outlook address book. It sends a copy of itself in a file
> with the following name:
>
> Creative.exe.
>
> It sends the file as an attachment in an email message with the following
> subject line:
>
> A great Shockwave flash movie
>
> The email consists of the following message:
>
> Check out this new flash movie that I downloaded just now ... It's Great
> Bye
>
> The worm then moves all .jpg and .zip files to the root folder. It renames
> each of these files and appends the following text to their extension:
>
> change atleast now to LINUX
>
> W32.Prolin.Worm is also known as the following: - Troj_Shockwave.A
> - Creative
> - Troj_Prolin.A
>
>
>
> ________________________ Reply Separator _________________________
> Subject: Re: A great Shockwave flash movie
> Author: ken ogi <ken@norstargroup.com>
> Date: 12/8/2000 4:03 PM
>
>
> nice virus - stan
> ken
>
>
> Stan Wada wrote:
>
> > Check out this new flash movie that I downloaded just now ... It's Great
> > Bye
> >
> > [demime 0.97c removed an attachment of type application/x-msdownload
which had
> a name of creative.exe]
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