Be especially wary then if you use Microsoft Outlook to
view your emails as it automatically opens some attachments
(e.g. graphics) unless you tell it not to.
Rich
On Mon, 14 May 2001 17:58:08 +0100 Katy Jordan
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> Listmembers!
>
> It seems we have a nasty virus on the list, that has come in from
> somewhere unidentifiable. Bruce noticed it and has emailed all the
> information he currently has about its behaviour. My anti-virus
> software has not picked it up at all, so it seems to be quite stealthy.
>
> It seems to travel on attachments, so don't open any that come via the
> list! I'll see what I can do to stop attachments coming onto the list
> at all, but I'm not confident that that can be done, so as Bruce says,
> be alert.
>
> For example, if this email has an attachment (I have not attached
> anything), don't open it!
>
> Katy
>
> Dr Bruce Osborne wrote:
>
> > Katy I have picked up a virus from the wells-and-spas list last night.
> > Someone sent me a reply with an attachment which was corrupted and
> > would not open. It appears to have left a virus which sends all your
> > incoming mail back with a rude attachment. The attachments may not
> > show - for example your email to me of 15.02pm had a virus attachment
> > when it arrived and a footnote
> > which said "Take a look to the attachment", it was just about to be
> > returned to you as a reply when I deleted it from the outbox,
> > where it found its way on its own accord! I am not sure how you can
> > trace it back to source other than I remember opening such an
> > attachment on Sunday when doing the list. It would not open and so I
> > deleted irrecoverably all trace!
> >
> > Be alert
> >
> > Bruce ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~this email is from Dr Bruce Osborne~~~~~~~~~~~~
> > Who is taking the waters at the UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX
> > and the SPAS RESEARCH FELLOWSHIP at www.thespas.co.uk
> > Search for the spas on The Spas Directory www.thespasdirectory.com
> > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> --
> Katy Jordan
> Faculty Librarian, Engineering & Design
> Library & Learning Centre
> University of Bath
> BATH BA2 7AY
> Tel: 01225-826826 X5612
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> http://www.bath.ac.uk/~liskmj/home.htm
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