This appears to be the Swen mass mailing Windows worm. There is some
information at:
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/internet/security/0,39020375,39116520,00.htm
----- Original Message -----
From: "John Lee" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, September 19, 2003 11:53 AM
Subject: [HP3000-L] OT: Major email problem


| This morning I received over 100 unsolicited emails containing executable
| files.  Obviously, this presents several problems.  Most are from the
| following:
|
| Delivered-To: [log in to unmask]
| From: "Microsoft Corporation Program Security Center"
| <[log in to unmask]>
| To: "User" <[log in to unmask]>
| SUBJECT: Current Internet Critical Upgrade
| Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2003 14:40:33 +0800
|
|
| Does anyone have ideas about:
|
| 1.  Filtering software to block emails that carry .exe files?
| 2.  How to trace the perpetrators?
|
| I know that there are more informed minds on this list than mine!
|
| Thanks in advance,
|
| John Lee
|
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