At 01:33 PM 7/23/01 -0400, Robert Espeseth wrote:
>    To aeveryone, I have gotten three different messages in the past 24
>hours with the same information request.  Thankfully I have been reading
>the e-mail virus alerts, and did not open any of them.  And the most recent
>message from Aniekan Ebiefung confirms my suspections.
>
>Robert
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>At 12:59 PM 7/23/01 -0400, Aniekan Ebiefung wrote:
> >I also got the virus. It was detected and deleted by our Norton AntiVirus
> >program.
> >
> >So it pays to get it installed.
> >
> >
> >Aniekan.
> >
> >At 09:56 AM 7/21/2001 -0400, you wrote:
> >>Colleagues:
> >>
> >>I just received an e-mail with the Sircam virus attached to it (I
> recognized
> >>it from news broadcasts and deleted it, so my computer did not get
> >>infected). Sircam is a mass mailing virus that uses Microsoft Outlook
> >>Express to distribute itself. It attempts to evade detection by arriving
> >>with a random subject line and an attachment by the same name. But
> Sircam is
> >>particularly nasty since it can send out personal documents saved on the
> >>hard drive.
> >>
> >>Sircam's message says, "I send you this file in order to have your advice.
> >>See you later! Thanks"
> >>
> >>If you open the attachment, the virus is released. Once a computer is
> >>infected, Sircam creates a list of files with extensions such as .DOC and
> >>.JPG that are located in the user's "My Documents" folder. The virus then
> >>sends copies of itself to users in the victim's address book, including one
> >>of those files chosen at random. If you run the file that is attached
> to the
> >>message, it also copies itself to the Recycling Bin, sets up a directory
> >>called 'c:\recycled\SirC32.exe' and appears as 'SCam32.exe' in the Windows
> >>system directory. This way the worm's activity is disguised.
> >>
> >>I know we all receive warnings and know not to open files from people you
> >>don't know, but I just thought I would let you know about this in case you
> >>were unaware of the latest virus making the rounds.
> >>
> >>Thank you.
> >>
> >>David Aborn
> >>Dept. of Biological and Environmental Sciences
> >>---
> >>Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free.
> >>Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com).
> >>Version: 6.0.231 / Virus Database: 112 - Release Date: 2/12/01
> >
   I am not sure,but I think you folks might be better off if you used
another E-Mail program.
As far as I know I have never heard of virus being spread by Eudora Pro.
Microsoft Outlook has been full of security holes in every version.


                                                  Harold A. Climer
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Physics,Geology and Astronomy