Be watchful!


----- Original Message -----
From: "Declan McCullagh" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, November 29, 2000 11:54 PM
Subject: FC: "Snow White" virus seems to be spreading via spam


> A new Windows virus or worm appears to be spreading through spam. I
> received two copies of the below "Snowhite and the Seven Dwarfs" joke
> today. Attached to it was a file called "joke.exe" that Wired's email
> scanner (AMaViS, at amavis.org) flagged with this error message: "Our
> viruschecker found a VIRUS in your email"
>
> I haven't attached the file in executable form because of the off chance
> that a politech reader using Windows will click on it by accident. But if
> you know how to uudecode and ungzip it, you can find it at:
>    http://www.politechbot.com/docs/virus-joke.exe.gz.uu
>
> Two points: 1. Never click on .exe or .vbs files if you're running
Windows.
> (Those of us who use Linux mailreaders don't have this problem.) 2. Watch
> for congresscritters to use this (if it checks out) as more reasons to
> "regulate" spam next session.
>
> -Declan
>
> *******
>
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> Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2000 20:33:55 -0800 (PST)
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> From: Hahaha <[log in to unmask]>
> Subject: Snowhite and the Seven Dwarfs - The REAL story!
> MIME-Version: 1.0
> Content-Type: multipart/mixed; boundary="--VEBOLIRSLEN"
>
> Today, Snowhite was turning 18. The 7 Dwarfs always where very educated
and
> polite with Snowhite. When they go out work at mornign, they promissed a
> *huge* surprise. Snowhite was anxious. Suddlently, the door open, and the
Seven
> Dwarfs enter...
>
> [Attachment saved as joke.exe]
>
>
>
>
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