Re: Virus Question

Yup. I got quiet a few. It takes e-mail addresses from both your address
book and those found in your browser cache (supposedly). It then uses its
own SMTP server (now located on your machine)  to bounce e-mails against
tanother server (relay) to the intended recipients (maybe this explains the
weird addresses).

First it tries the server that sent it to you! If that server has beent
taken down or fixed it tries a couple of default ones (I think
doubleclick.com was one).

What I don't understand (*techie rant*) is why people insist on opening up
files with two extensions (I mean filename.doc.exe is a bit suspicious--I
know not everybody knows, but I had to complain). Just like
annkournikova.jpg.vb. Everybody saw anna, and jpg and didn't hesitate to
open it when they couldn't explain the vb part (ok, not everybody, guys
mostly). Why did MS create VB anyway?

Andrew



----- Original Message -----
From: "Blue Tapp" <blue(at)bluesarthouse.com>
To: "HWG Basics" <hwg-basics(at)hwg.org>
Sent: Monday, July 23, 2001 4:52 AM
Subject: Virus Question


> To be more clear...I know all about the W32/Sircam virus.  I've read
everything I can find about it and I've deleted every infected file that has
come in and continue to scan my hard drive to be sure so I'm not asking for
links to articles about this worm.  But what I am concerned about is the
sheer numbers of these e-mails that I have received over the past 4 days and
all from different and unfamiliar addresses.  Anyone ever have a similar
experience?
> Blue
>
>
>
> Blue Tapp
> Blue's ArtHouse Graphics & Web Design
> 705 North Florissant Road
> Ferguson, MO 63135
> (314) 839-0634
> fax: (314) 839-1557
> e-mail: blue(at)bluesarthouse.com
> alt. e-mail: bluesarthouse(at)mail.com
> url: www.bluesarthouse.com
>
> "Time to get a web site!"
>

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