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Re: [cobalt-users] Spam



What we did, was blocking all mails with the stated subjects, so "nobody" accually got the virusthrough our servers.

René


On Tuesday, August 19, 2003, at 10:24 PM, Phil Beynon wrote:


Phil, it might have some to do with the massive virus attack today
containing theese subjects:
Re: Approved
Re: Your application
Re: Wicked screensaver
Re: That movie
Re: Details
Re: Re: My details

 You must be looking at my email box, exact same thing here:)
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Thanks!!
David Thurman
List Only at Web Presence Group Net

That's it exactly!!!
http://us.mcafee.com/virusInfo/ default.asp?id=description&virus_k=100561
gives full info on it.

When you'all started writing on this, and my inbox is the same, at 10
different addresses, I did a forced update of my McAfee A/V - it
gave me a
file newer than the one from 2AM this morning, and INSTANTLY it started going off like hotcakes, deleting all sorts of incoming attachments, all
with .pif extensions.

Jale

4287xdat is the latest on on Mcafee with todays date, just got it myself. Zonealarm Pro is nailing them nicely as well, before Mcafee gets a look in!

Phil


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