Re: [cobalt-users] ###!IMPORTANT! - virus warning - !IMPORTANT!###

["Steven Werby" <steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Franklin S. Werren <fswerren@xxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> On several of the NT type e-mail servers, (no yelling please) you can filter
> out using the header of the e-mail.
> All he added was ILOVEYOU and IL0VEYOU to the block, and did a search of the
> e-mail directories looking for the tell tail text that was in this mail.

The trojan (it's not a virus) is also spreading using the subject "fwd: Joke"
with an attachment of
"Very Funny.VBS".  Since anyone that receives an email with the malicious
attachment can change the subject, the name of the attached file and the message
body and forward to whomever they please, filtering on certain text is not a
very effective defense.  But, I'm sure everyone knew that.  And since the VB
code is plastered all over the internet, an eager and malicious individual
wouldn't even have to wait to get the email before sending it off to "loved
ones".

Steven Werby {steven-lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx}