Re: Please Read This Announcement Everyone

by Kukla Fran and Ollie <weblists2001(at)yahoo.com>

Date:	Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:34:58 -0700
To:	hwg-techniques(at)hwg.org
Cc:	chip.wiegand(at)simrad.com, <rob(at)tconsult.com>
In-Reply-To:	simrad
	todo: View Thread, Original

See http://securityresponse.symantec.com/avcenter/venc/data/w32.nimda.a(at)mm.html

Other lists where I am a member are reporting a considerable slowdown with 
their networks and servers.  While the above link may not be the culprit, 
I'm getting quite a few warning messages from my non-M$ servers from failed 
attempts to infect them.  All my warning messages are consistent with the 
Symantec warning (link above).

At 11:06 2001-09-18 -0700, chip.wiegand(at)simrad.com wrote:
>Both the Symantec and McAfee web sites have no records of a virus or hoax
>with the word
>sample in the description or name. Just what is the name of this virus?
>Have you checked
>the above mentioned sites to verify that this is a real threat? I checked
>those sites at 11:00 am
>(PST) Sept 18. I won't be too concerned until I see it on one of those
>sites.
>
>Chip Wiegand
>Computer Services
>www.simradusa.com
>chip.wiegand(at)simrad.com
>Simrad, Inc
>Lynnwood, WA
>425-712-1138
>
>"There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home."
>  --Ken Olson, president, chairman and founder of Digital Equipment Corp.,
>1977
>           (-- Then why do I have nine? Somebody help me!)

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