Jeff Kell ([log in to unmask]) wrote: : Wirt Atmar wrote: : : > Although the people who are doing this are getting quite clever about how : > they're going about this kind of thing, sometimes an amateur slips in and : > sends out his scurilous little bit of email out to everyone in the clear, : > as the one I've attached below did. : : This was a virus, W32/Gibe.gen@MM, which McAfee recognized but there is : no reference on their website yet, but there is information available at : Symantec: : : http:[log in to unmask] : : The virus came from 206.172.162.156 = Hamilton-ppp216667.sympatico.ca. : Also documented at: http://www.f-secure.com/v-descs/gibe_b.shtml F-Secure Computer Virus Information Pages: Gibe.B The worm claims to be a software update from Microsoft, who does NOT send software updates by email: http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/policy/swdist.asp Microsoft Policies on Software Distribution "...Microsoft never distributes software directly via e-mail..." --Jerry Leslie (my opinions are strictly my own) Note: [log in to unmask] is invalid for email * To join/leave the list, search archives, change list settings, * * etc., please visit http://raven.utc.edu/archives/hp3000-l.html *