RE: Please Read This Announcement Everyone
by "DomitianX" <domitianx(at)domitianx.com>
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Wed, 19 Sep 2001 10:48:42 -0500 |
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<webmaster(at)truckinlife.com>, "'Timothy Embler'" <tembler(at)ultimatewebcreations.com>, <rob(at)tconsult.com>, <hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org> |
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Watch the text wrap of the link.
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Mike Carlson
http://www.domitianx.com
domitianx(at)domitianx.com
Thought Of The Moment:
"My software never has bugs. It just develops random features."
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-----Original Message-----
From: owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org [mailto:owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org]
On Behalf Of Lisa Howell
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 8:14 AM
To: Timothy Embler; rob(at)tconsult.com; hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
Subject: RE: Please Read This Announcement Everyone
I got "File Not Found"!!
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> [mailto:owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org]On Behalf Of Timothy Embler
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 2:39 PM
> To: rob(at)tconsult.com; hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> Subject: RE: Please Read This Announcement Everyone
>
>
> It looks like you meant :
>
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pf/w32.nimda.a
> @m
> m.html
>
> I do not see where it states it is activated by highlighting the
> subject line.
>
> "Compromised servers may display a webpage prompting a visitor to
> download an Outlook file which contains the worm as an attachment"
>
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>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Rob Taylor [mailto:rob(at)tconsult.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 11:38 AM
> To: Timothy Embler; hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> Subject: RE: Please Read This Announcement Everyone
>
>
> No its not doubtful at all. You don't need to open email
> to have viruses run. Nor would I ever hoax anyone on this list.
>
> Read this
> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.nimda.a@mm
> .h
>
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Timothy Embler [mailto:tembler(at)ultimatewebcreations.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 12:28 PM
> To: rob(at)tconsult.com; hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> Subject: RE: Please Read This Announcement Everyone
>
>
> Sounds like a hoax to me. Highlighting the subject is causing it to
> load? Seems doubtful. Where did you hear about this from?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> [mailto:owner-hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org]
> On Behalf Of Rob Taylor
> Sent: Tuesday, September 18, 2001 9:04 AM
> To: hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
> Subject: Please Read This Announcement Everyone
>
>
> Hello everyone
>
> I know it is not good practice to send messages about viruses but
> there is a nasty one going around. It has no attachment and it will
> run just by highlighting the subject. Any emails you receive that
> have the subject "sample ads sample ads sample ads sample ads sample
> ads sample ads sample ads " is a vicious virus of some kind. I
> believe it is grabbing IP addresses (probably from domains in your
> mailbox) and then launching heavy denial of service attacks on those
> web sites. I habeen in contact with 3 ISPs this morning who are
> experiencing difficulties.
>
> Again this is not a hoax and I am only trying to spare some grief.
>
> Regards,
>
> Rob Taylor
> TConsult, Inc.
> www.tconsult.com
> Bullet Proof Member Services Sites
> 716-367-2483
> rob(at)tconsult.com
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