--- TIC-TECH message:
For clarification, the Shockwave Flash virus is not exclusive to Outlook. It
uses the Outlook address book to send itself to other people, but opening
the attached .exe file will damage your files regardless of what email
program you use.
Not all email servers will deliver attached files -- this may be the case
with VAX mail, I don't know. But Eudora and other popular email programs
will accept attachments if they are delivered. The basic safety rule of
email attachments always applies: Never open an attached file with a
filename that ends in .exe unless it is something you specifically asked
someone to send you.
Doug Leary
dleary@uswest.net
-----Original Message-----
From: Wes Felty [mailto:wfelty@gte.net]
Sent: Saturday, December 02, 2000 5:22 PM
To: TIC-TECH@tic.ssd.k12.wa.us
Subject: Tic-Tech: WARNING - Virus Alert!
--- TIC-TECH message:
I received three copies of it last night around 7:00 pm. Fortunately, I
don't use Outlook. THis is another reason to use Eudora! I also had to
wonder why someone would send me a "A great Shockwave flash movie" at my
VAX e-mail account. This is also a reason that I find it hard to justify
using Outlook of any flavor for district e-mail. Does OWA have a problem
with these Outlook viruses?
-Wes
wfelty@gte.net
At 09:10 AM 12/02/2000 -0800, you wrote:
>--- TIC-TECH message:
>There is a new virus making the rounds. It has an attachment named
>creative.exe and a subject line that references a Shockwave flash movie. Do
>NOT open any message with these characteristics and do NOT open the
>attachment.
>
>This virus attacked the central email site around 6:00 p.m. today. We now
>have it fairly well contained so far as the central site is concerned.
>However, email servers at individual schools that don't have current virus
>protection running could be at risk, as can individual computers that may
>receive this message via one of the school servers.
>
>Some of the district network functions may be shut down over the weekend as
>we continue to work on this situation. We may also keep them shut down
first
>thing Monday morning to prevent any further spread of this virus.
>
>The virus is one of those which uses the Outlook global address list to
send
>itself to other computers. It also moves JPEG and ZIP files to the root
>directory and renames them. There are also indications that it may place
>itself in the startup directory, so that it would be activated every time
>Windows comes up.
>
>Thanks,
>Judy
>
>------------------------------------------------------
>Judy McNamee
>Manager, Computer Operations
>Seattle Public Schools
>Voice: 206-252-0306
>Fax: 206-252-0301
>jmcnamee@seattleschools.org
>-------------------------------------------------------
>
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