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New virus infects PCs, whacks SCO Last modified: January 26, 2004, 5:58 PM PST By Robert Lemos Staff Writer, CNET News.com update A mass-mailing virus quickly spread through the Internet on Monday, compromising computers so that they attack the SCO Group's Web server with a flood of data on Feb. 1, according to antivirus companies. * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Bill Ries-Knight *** Stockton, CA. My views on spam, vindicated by a new law in California. http://www.ries-knight.net/spam/index.html . Sending UCE is like screwing in church during the sermon. If you are noticed you are shunned for the rest of your days. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gary Algier" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, January 26, 2004 2:04 PM Subject: [PHP-INSTALL] Don't open: Re: [PHP-INSTALL] HELLO > Don't open the recent email with the subject "[PHP-INSTALL] HELLO". > > There seems to be a virus going around that I can't find on either the Symantec > or Trend Micro web sites. I just happened to be investigating it when I saw > this email come in from the mailing list. It can come in as either a *.pif file > or as a *.zip containing a *.pif file. > > It seems to fake the senders address so don't blame [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > The message cannot be represented in 7-bit ASCII encoding and has been sent as a binary attachment. > > > > -- > Gary Algier, WB2FWZ gaa at ulticom.com +1 856 787 2758 > Ulticom Inc., 1020 Briggs Rd, Mt. Laurel, NJ 08054 Fax:+1 856 866 2033 > > Nielsen's First Law of Computer Manuals: > People don't read documentation voluntarily. > >
