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
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> It looks like you meant :
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> http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/pf/w32.nimda.a@m
> m.html
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> 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
> 
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> 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(at)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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