Virus Warning.

[davidwinchell2 at sprynet.com (David L. Winchell, II)]

Dave,

The problem was it came from a client that I do business with everyday.  I
am always very careful too.  I usually don't even open the mail if it is
from an unknown source, just delete it.  This client even sends attached
files regularly, which is what fooled me.  I know a BUNCH of other
appraisers opened it as well. About half of the emails I am getting are from
fellow appraiser, none of whom I have any association with other than this
common client...

David L. Winchell, II
Winchell Appraisal Service
(843) 762-9577 (Phone)
(843) 406-1356 (Fax)
DavidWinchell2@sprynet.com

-----Original Message-----
From: scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org
[mailto:scirocco-l-bounces@scirocco.org]On Behalf Of Dave Ewing
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 6:21 PM
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org
Subject: Re: Virus Warning.


I never open files from emails if I don't know what they are and even in the
rare (happened once to me ever) instance that there is a virus in something
that I open my virus software catches it before I open it.  Netscape isn't
foolproof and I'd much rather have the benefits of Outlook and play it smart
that struggle with netscape.  I did try it once but it seemed to take
forever to do anything on it.  It may be different now since that was about
5 years ago.

Dave
----- Original Message -----
From: "Andre Bjorkheim" <andre@nwmicrobrews.com>
To: "Scirocco List" <scirocco-l@scirocco.org>
Sent: Tuesday, August 19, 2003 4:08 PM
Subject: Re: Virus Warning.


>
http://www.trendmicro.com/vinfo/virusencyclo/default5.asp?VName=WORM_SOBIG.F
>
> Got it about a dozen times today, that and several 550 & auto-responder
> emails from spoofed emails using my address.  Sure glad I use Nutscrape
> 3.04 to read mail.  =)
>
> Andre'
> Nogaro Green 79
> Brazil Brown 79
> Kirkland, WA
> ICQ #76283458
> http://mk1scirocco.com
> http://www.nwmicrobrews.com  Over 1,700 bottles in that thar collection
>
>
>
> David L. Winchell, II wrote:
> >
> > I would like to post a WARNING to everyone on the list.  Today, One of
the
> > companies that I do a lot of work for sent me an attachment (this is how
> > work orders are sent to me) that was a virus.  I did not realize until I
> > opened the attachment but could not open the file that it was a virus.
In
> > the process of trying to get updated detection software and clean it off
my
> > system, it appears that several hundred or more emails were sent from my
> > machine before I could remove the virus.  The attached file ends in a
".pif"
> > If you get a file with this attached, please delete the email and do not
> > open the file.  I apologize if this was spread to any list members
through
> > my machine.  Since the first email from my client, I have received this
> > virus from others at least a dozen times and had a couple hundred
returned
> > emails as undeliverable with the attachment.
> >
> > David L. Winchell, II
> > Winchell Appraisal Service
> > (843) 762-9577 (Phone)
> > (843) 406-1356 (Fax)
> > DavidWinchell2@sprynet.com
> >
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