Re: virus

["Eli Stephens" <elishastephens@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> I received the following message, but did not open the attachment. I assume
> it's a virus, and perhaps part of a sabotage campaign, since it comes from
> a political address and my address is also political.

> Subject: Re: Movie  Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2003 11:00:23 +1000  Status: 3
> (Normal)  From: <editor@xxxxxxxx>

> Please see the attached file.

This is a virus (actually, I think it's more of a worm) that's been making
the rounds for quite a while now. It started as always originating from
"support@xxxxxxxxxxxxx", but in recent days seems to be mutating and taking
on other "From" addresses. It has nothing to do with sabotage, and the fact
that it is political and you are as well only means that at one point you
probably exchanged an email with wsws.

The strange thing about the virus/worm is that there never IS an attached
file, despite the contents of the message. So it's really not much to worry
about (other than the usual pollution of your in box). Although I must
admit, given that there never is an attached file, how it could possibly
function as a virus or a worm I have no idea.

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